For example They made a bona fide attempt to resolve the problem. Show source/s Plain English Campaign Give feedback This page is not useful This page is useful Thank you for your feedback. If you have another few minutes please take the time to tell us about our new Dictionary service. Thank you for your feedback. If you could tell us more, it would really help. Submit
Ad hoc For a particular purpose. For example, a committee set up to deal with a particular situation is an ad hoc committee. (This term is Latin.)