spotty
Use Spotty in a sentence
i adjective, spot·ti·er, spot·ti·est.
1.
full of, having, or occurring in spots: spotty coloring.
2.
irregular or uneven in quality or character: a spotty performance.
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| —adj , -tier, -tiest | |
| 1. | abounding in or characterized by spots or marks, esp on the skin: a spotty face |
| 2. | not consistent or uniform; irregular or uneven, often in quality |
| 'spottily | |
| —adv | |
| 'spottiness | |
| —n | |
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Spotty
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
spotty
mid-14c., "marked with spots," from spot (n.). Meaning "unsteady, uneven" is attested from 1932, from a more specific use with ref. to painting (1812).
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Example sentences
With news being as spotty as it is, that's inevitable.
The intensity of his situation was palpable, even over the spotty, time-delayed connection.
He speaks conservatism as a second language, and his mastery of the basic grammar of politics is often spotty as well.
The data on unemployment were too spotty to be comparable and so this important factor is discounted too.
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