Antonyms for by seat of one's pants


Grammar : Adj
Spell : seet
Phonetic Transcription : sit


Definition of by seat of one's pants

Origin :
  • "thing to sit on; act of sitting," c.1200, from Old Norse sæti "seat, position," from Proto-Germanic *sæt- (cf. Old High German saze, Middle Dutch gesaete "seat," Old High German gisazi, German Gesäß "buttocks"), from PIE root *sed- "to sit" (see sit). Meaning "posterior of the body" (the sitting part) is from c.1600; sense of "part of a garment which covers the buttocks" is from 1835. Seat belt is from 1915, originally in airplanes.
  • As in instinctive : adj reflex, automatic
  • As in instinctual : adj instinctive

Synonyms for by seat of one's pants

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