patchy

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English

Etymology

From patch +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæt͡ʃi/
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  • Rhymes: -ætʃi

Adjective

patchy (comparative patchier, superlative patchiest)

  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  2. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
    patchy clouds
    a patchy performance
    • 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
      Added to these woes was the Treasury's demands for across-the-board train operator cost-cutting of broadly 10%. Passenger rail's slow, patchy and fragile recovery had the stuffing knocked out of it once more.

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