If you call an ad hoc meeting of your knitting buddies, it means the meeting was formed for one particular reason — to knit. Anything ad hoc is either done for one specific purpose, or in an impromptu, last-minute way.

Definitions of ad hoc

Ad hoc comes from the Latin words meaning ‘for this.’ Often the term is used as a criticism, in the sense that something done ad hoc is done hastily and can be ill thought out, serving only to address a problem in the short term. Government programs are often described as ad hoc, for example. But the term can also imply a sense of ingenuity, of impromptu brilliance, or of something happily care-free and devoid of fuss. Like your ad hoc knitting event!

Question

ad hoc has the same or almost the same meaning as:

A. valuable

B. unplanned

C. desirable

D. knowledgeable

Right Answer:- B. unplanned

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