seat-of-the-pantsadj.

Brit.

/ˌsiːtə(v)ðəˈpants/, U.S.

/ˌsidə(v)ðəˈpæn(t)s/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seat n., of prep., the adj., pants n.

Etymology: < seat n. + of prep. + the adj. + pants n., after by the seat of one's pants (see pants n. Phrases 2).

colloquial.

Of a person: tending to act instinctively, spontaneously, or expediently. Of an activity: done on the basis of practical experience rather than technical knowledge; informal; inexact.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective]

untruec1220

unrighta1393

amissa1398

unproperc1400

rudec1475

bada1522

haltinga1533

unjust1554

rustical1660

unaccurate1660

inaccurate1665

unprecise1742

unexact1758

imprecise1805

inexact1828

ungrammatical1843

bum1896

dot and carry one1900

seat-of-the-pants1935

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unplanned > not planning

undesigning1673

offhand1708

off-handed1750

undeliberatinga1763

impulsive1847

seat-of-the-pants1935

1935 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 27/2 Ten years ago, blind flying was known as ‘seat-of-the-pants’ flying, for fog-bound pilots without instruments soon learned to tell whether they were flying right-side-up by the pressure against their parachute packs.

1965 R. Sheckley Game of X (1966) xxi. 146 Flying was in fact extremely difficult, but..I was just one of those seat-of-the-pants naturals who instinctively do everything right.

1971 Sunday Nation (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 29/1 The type of car which I have just put through one of my seat-of-the-pants road tests—the Alfa-Romeo 1300 GT Junior.

1978 Audubon Mar. 99/2 We don't have any hard data. It's a sort of seat-of-the-pants estimate.

1992 Economist 24 Oct. 44/1 Is he to be just another of those seat-of-the-pants, get-through-to-tomorrow politicians, with nothing special to offer?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seat-of-the-pants
释义	seat-of-the-pantsadj. Brit. /ˌsiːtə(v)ðəˈpants/, U.S. /ˌsidə(v)ðəˈpæn(t)s/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seat n., of prep., the adj., pants n. Etymology: < seat n. + of prep. + the adj. + pants n., after by the seat of one's pants (see pants n. Phrases 2). colloquial. Of a person: tending to act instinctively, spontaneously, or expediently. Of an activity: done on the basis of practical experience rather than technical knowledge; informal; inexact. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective] untruec1220 unrighta1393 amissa1398 unproperc1400 rudec1475 bada1522 haltinga1533 unjust1554 rustical1660 unaccurate1660 inaccurate1665 unprecise1742 unexact1758 imprecise1805 inexact1828 ungrammatical1843 bum1896 dot and carry one1900 seat-of-the-pants1935 the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unplanned > not planning undesigning1673 offhand1708 off-handed1750 undeliberatinga1763 impulsive1847 seat-of-the-pants1935 1935 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 27/2 Ten years ago, blind flying was known as ‘seat-of-the-pants’ flying, for fog-bound pilots without instruments soon learned to tell whether they were flying right-side-up by the pressure against their parachute packs. 1965 R. Sheckley Game of X (1966) xxi. 146 Flying was in fact extremely difficult, but..I was just one of those seat-of-the-pants naturals who instinctively do everything right. 1971 Sunday Nation (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 29/1 The type of car which I have just put through one of my seat-of-the-pants road tests—the Alfa-Romeo 1300 GT Junior. 1978 Audubon Mar. 99/2 We don't have any hard data. It's a sort of seat-of-the-pants estimate. 1992 Economist 24 Oct. 44/1 Is he to be just another of those seat-of-the-pants, get-through-to-tomorrow politicians, with nothing special to offer? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1935
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