Unsystematic

//ʌnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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—[…]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization wordnet

Synonyms

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aimlessamorphousbrokencapriciouscareeningcasual

Example

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"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—[…]."

Etymology

From un- + systematic.

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