cut-and-try

American  

[kuht-n-trahy] / ˈkʌt nˈtraɪ /

adjective

1. marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical.

   Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.

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Etymology

Origin of cut-and-try

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

“Teams like that are dangerous. Kind of playing carefree, the pace that they play at. They don’t necessarily have an agenda, just pass, cut and try to get the best shot. Constant movement.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2023

By the simple process of cut and try.

From Stranded in Arcady by Lynde, Francis

Every sales letter is a matter of cut and try.

From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Crowther, Mary Owens

Conclusion.—As a practical problem, the assessment of prospective value is usually a case of "cut and try."

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert

Theory would get you only so far, thereafter it was cut and try.

From Security by Anderson, Poul William