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patchy

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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.

patchi·ly adv.
patchi·ness n.

patchy
Adjective
[patchier, patchiest]
1. of uneven quality or intensity: since then her career has been patchy
2. having or forming patches
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

patchy
adjective 1. uneven, irregular, variegated, spotty, mottled, dappled << OPPOSITE even
Translations
Spanish patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] adjdesigual
French patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] patch adjinégal(e) (= incomplete); fragmentaire
German patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] patch adj [colour] → ungleichmäßig; [information, knowledge etc] → lückenhaft
Italian patchy [ˈpætʃɪ] adjirregolare

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She grew pale--a patchy pallor, which meant that her nerves were out of order.
These black beams were set crooked or crisscross at all kinds of angles, giving the whole a most patchy and puzzling appearance.
Any stranger peeping into the office at that moment might have wondered what was the drama between the indignant man of business, and the fine-looking young fellow whose blond complexion was getting rather patchy as he bit his lip with mortification.
 
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