scattershot
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scat·ter·shot

adjective \ˈska-tər-ˌshät\

Definition of SCATTERSHOT

: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun <scattershot advice> <scattershot planning>

First Known Use of SCATTERSHOT

1951

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