unsystematic

adj

unsystematic

adj

/ʌnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/

Etymology From un- + systematic.

1

Not systematic; random, disorganised, or unthorough.

  • The relegation of locomotives to storage seemed to be on a very unsystematic basis on all three principal Irish railways: while one member of a class was rusting in a yard, another might be hard at work in revenue-earning service—[…].1959 June 23, R. A. Young, “A Railway Holiday in Ireland—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 416:
  • None of the traditional proposals suffers from the weaknesses characteristic of CAW's suggestions: what CAW has to offer are mere guesses, arrived at in a totally unsystematic way and totally unsupported by rational and reasonable argumentation.1989 January 23, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 131:
Antonyms
systematic
Derived terms
unsystematic risk

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