catch-as-catch-can
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adjectiveDefinition of CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN
: using any available means or method : hit-or-miss <a catch–as–catch–can system that relies on borrowed judges — Patricia Nealon>
First Known Use of CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN
1764
Related to CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN
- Synonyms
- aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, scattered, slapdash, stray
- Antonyms
- methodical (also methodic), nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized
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