| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: hit or miss
: unpredictable and uncertain usually through lack of care, forethought, system, or plan : marked by indifferent, ill-considered, or empirical expediency
making all allowances for the hit-or-miss element in affirmations of a general kind — Times Literary Supplement
broadly : having no fixed or predetermined pattern
a hit-or-miss carpet
Synonyms: see random