hit-or-miss

• Descreve algo que às vezes dá certo e às vezes não, com resultados imprevisíveis ou irregulares. Pode indicar qualidade ou desempenho que varia muito de uma vez para outra.

Describes something that is sometimes good and sometimes bad, with unpredictable results.

1. Unpredictable or randomB2informal

   Dependent upon or characterized by chance; sometimes successful and sometimes not.

   Imprevisível

   • Finding a parking spot in this area is hit-or-miss.
   • His cooking is hit-or-miss; some dishes are great, others are terrible.
   • The results of the experiment were hit-or-miss, with no clear pattern.

   Sinônimosarbitrarycapriciouschancedisorganizederratichaphazardindiscriminaterandomunpredictableunsystematic

   Antônimoscertainconsistentdependableinfallibleinvariablemethodicalpredictableregularreliablesuresystematicuniform