patchy
Origin of patchy
1Other words from patchy
- patch·i·ly, adverb
- patch·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby patchy
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How to use patchy in a sentence
The food and table service for the humans certainly did seem patchy.
(The World Bank's statistics on Venezuela are surprisingly patchy, so this limits the number of variables I could look at).
Though details are still patchy, the timeline was fairly straightforward.
The population distribution of these marvelous creatures is patchy too.
We know British intelligence at the time on WMD was "patchy and sporadic."
The works, as wholes, are not altogether satisfactory in the matter of form, and appear somewhat patchy.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksHe ran in the direction he thought the would-be assassin must have taken, but the fog was patchy and he misjudged.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceThe field was a vast place, partly stubbly grass, partly worn and patchy, like a parade-ground.
Letters from America | Rupert BrookeThe Dutch samplers might, as a rule, be described as patchy.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries | Marcus Bourne HuishDuring the following summer we collected seed of the same grasses to sow early in spring in any patchy or bare places.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude Jekyll
British Dictionary definitions for patchy
/ (ˈpætʃɪ) /
irregular in quality, occurrence, intensity, etc: a patchy essay
having or forming patches
Derived forms of patchy
- patchily, adverb
- patchiness, noun
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