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ad hockery

or ad hoc·er·y

[ ad hok-uh-ree ]
/ æd ˈhɒk ə ri /

noun

reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.

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Words nearby ad hockery

ad extremum, ad feminam, ad fin., ad gloriam, ad hoc, ad hockery, ad hominem, ad inf., ad infinitum, ad init., ad initium
Also ad hoc·ism [ad hok-iz-uh m] /æd ˈhɒk ɪz əm/.

Origin of ad hockery

First recorded in 1890–1900; ad hoc + -ery
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019