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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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Nearby words

  1. ad extremum,
  2. ad feminam,
  3. ad fin.,
  4. ad gloriam,
  5. ad hoc,
  6. ad hominem,
  7. ad inf.,
  8. ad infinitum,
  9. ad init.,
  10. 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