hit-or-miss

[ hit-er-mis ]

/ ˈhɪt ərˈmɪs /

careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.

Origin of hit-or-miss

First recorded in 1600–10

Her occasional sketches are hit-or-miss, best when they have some sly subtext.

Chelsea Handler: Leno's Naughty Rival |Caryn James |April 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Things had apparently been stuffed in hit-or-miss fashion: ribbons, scarves, odd bits of costumes were all entangled together.

The Mystery of the Secret Band |Edith Lavell
It is largely a hit-or-miss or grab-in-the-dark method, as it is impossible to clean up the ground in this manner.

The Submarine in War and Peace |Simon Lake
Augusta gave him a hit-or-miss kiss in the dark, climbed into her bed and went obediently to sleep like a child.

The Hills of Desire |Richard Aumerle Maher

A competitive game which is easy to manage is hit-or-miss illustrating.

What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes |Dorothy Canfield Fisher
There was a blue-and-white, hit-or-miss rag rug on the floor.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 |Various