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Patchy

 [pach-ee]  

patch·y

   [pach-ee]
adjective, patch·i·er, patch·i·est.
1.
characterized by or made up of patches.
2.
occurring in, forming, or like patches.
3.
of inconsistent or irregular quality, texture, etc.; not uniform: patchy acting; patchy areas of fog.
Origin:
1790–1800; patch1 + -y1

Related forms
patch·i·ly, adverb
patch·i·ness, noun
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patchy (ˈpætʃɪ)
 
—adj , patchier, patchiest
1.  irregular in quality, occurrence, intensity, etc: a patchy essay
2.  having or forming patches
 
'patchily
 
—adv
 
'patchiness
 
—n

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PATCHY definition


A Fortran code management program written at CERN.

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