a casaccio

Italian

Etymology

From a caso (“randomly”) +‎ -accio (pejorative suffix).

Adverb

a casaccio

1. without order, reflection, or aim; at random; desultorily

   Synonyms: alla rinfusa, disordinatamente, a catafascio

   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Parlarono a casaccio per qualche minuto, poi senza una raggione evidente, il teleschermo li zittì con un urlo.

     They talked desultorily for some minutes, then, without apparent reason, a yell from the telescreen bade them be silent.

     (literally, “They talked desultorily for some minutes, then without an evident reason, the telescreen shut them up with a yell.”)