unsystematic

adjective

un·​sys·​tem·​at·​ic ˌən-ˌsi-stə-ˈma-tik How to pronounce unsystematic (audio)
Synonyms of unsystematicnext
: not marked by or manifesting system, method, or orderly procedure : not systematic
an unsystematic polling technique
unsystematically
ˌən-ˌsi-stə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce unsystematic (audio)
adverb
He collected unsystematically, without considering fine bindings or rarity value. —Sarah Bakewell

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The raids appeared to be wildly unsystematic. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Impressed by this fact, Koolhaas and his partners use the exhibition to traverse the (mostly) uninhabited earth with unsystematic abandon. — Nikil Saval, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2020 This was a radical idea in China, where scholars had always researched the past through manuscripts in the safety of their libraries, or at most, made unsystematic studies of the imperial palaces in Beijing. — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017 Nevertheless, higher but more stable prices without the market-distorting effects of unsystematic subsidization are a net gain for China and foreign investors alike. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 For millennia, mathematicians treated problems of chance with unsystematic guesswork. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsystematic was in 1770

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