cut-and-try
[ kuht-n-trahy ]
/ ˈkʌt nˈtraɪ /
adjective
marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
Words nearby cut-and-try
cut up, cut velvet, cut-and-cover, cut-and-dried, cut-and-paste, cut-and-try, cut-card work, cut-grass, cut-in, cut-offs, cut-pile
Origin of cut-and-try
First recorded in 1900–05
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Examples from the Web for cut-and-try
And the physical sciences were deciphered only slowly, by a process of cut-and-try and cut-and-try again.
Dead Giveaway|Gordon Randall GarrettThis method does away with the "cut-and-try" process, and will bring the finishing cut within 0.001 inch of the required size.
Measuring Tools|UnknownAnd, time after time, only cut-and-try methods were available for correcting his errors.
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett