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ad hocery

/ædˈhɒkəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad ho-cery
IPA
/ædˈhɒkəɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ad hoc + -ery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ad hoceries (plural) adhocery (alternative) adhoc-ery (alternative) ad hoc-ery (alternative) ad-hoc-ery (alternative) ad-hocery (alternative) adhockery (alternative) ad hockery (alternative) ad-hockery (alternative)

Phrases

short-termism

Frequently Paired Words

short-termism

Synonyms

ad hocism

Questions

How do you pronounce ad hocery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ædˈhɒkəɹi/.
What does ad hocery mean?
Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
Where does ad hocery come from?
From ad hoc + -ery.

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