unsystematic

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/ʌnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/

adjective

Not systematic; random, disorganised, or unthorough.

Opposite
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Meanings

adjectiveunsystematic (comparative more unsystematic, superlative most unsystematic)

comparative more unsystematic · superlative most unsystematic

  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 28, R. A. Young, “A Railway Holiday in Ireland—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 416
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    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 28, 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectivelacking systematic arrangement or method or organization

Opposite
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Origin

Translations

Bulgarian безсистемен
  • безсистемен (bezsistemen)not systematic
Dutch onsystematisch
  • onsystematischnot systematic
Greek ασυστηματοποίητος
  • ασυστηματοποίητος (asystimatopoíitos)not systematic
Hindi क्रमहीन
  • क्रमहीन (kramhīn)not systematic
Italian asistematico
  • asistematiconot systematic
Norwegian usystematisk
  • usystematisknot systematic
Polish niesystematyczny
  • niesystematycznynot systematic
Romanian nesistematic
  • nesistematicnot systematic
Spanish poco/nada sistemático
  • poco/nada sistemáticonot systematic
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