patchy (redirected from patchiest)

patch·y  (pch)

adj. patch·i·er, patch·i·est

1. Made up of or marked by patches: patchy trousers.

2. Uneven in quality or performance: Their work is patchy at best.

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patchi·ly adv.

patchi·ness n.

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patchy

Adjective

[patchier, patchiest]

1. of uneven quality or intensity: since then her career has been patchy

2. having or forming patches

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

patchy - irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"

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patchy

adjective 1. uneven, irregular, variegated, spotty, mottled, dappled << OPPOSITE even

adjective 2. irregular, varying, variable, random, erratic, uneven, sketchy, fitful, bitty, inconstant, scattershot << OPPOSITE constant

Translations

patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] adj → desigual

patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] patch adj → inégal(e) (= incomplete); fragmentaire

patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] patch adj [colour] → ungleichmäßig; [information, knowledge etc] → lückenhaft

patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] adj → irregolare