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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.

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Origin of cut-and-try

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby cut-and-try

cut-and-dried, cut and fill, cut-and-paste, cut and run, cut and thrust, cut-and-try, cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis, cutaneous, cutaneous horn, cutaneous larva migrans, cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Example sentences 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 Garrett

  • This 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|Unknown

  • And, time after time, only cut-and-try methods were available for correcting his errors.

    Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett