spotty
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈspɑːti/
:
irregular
- Her performance on the exam was spotty, with some answers correct and others completely wrong.
- spotty enforcement
- spotty record
- spotty results
And a lot of the data were in recent years that were kind of spotty over the time period.
- And a lot of the data were in recent years that were kind of spotty over the time period.
- Pouring rain, Spotty cell service at best.
- Even so, the notations are spotty and often it's impossible to be sure where the stretch associated with a traveller begins or ends.
- Now, if you stay, be prepared for the roller coaster, the constant manipulation, gaslighting, invalidation, rage, and the spotty empathy.
- The eye shadows are spotty, like it took you finished.
- And basically, you know, how he hired writers to come to the court hearings and and everything like that and all the he's a very spotty past.
Examples
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Information about erosion risks is spotty, and both the information and its usage are inconsistent from state to state.
Academic text (2000) -
My cell phone service is spotty, so I can't even log on to Lohud.
Blog text (6) -
And a lot of the data were in recent years that were kind of spotty over the time period.
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And I would, I would say that right now these support systems are spotty in every, in every case.
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"There is really spotty service here.
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"We have a written record of what took place, but it's spotty."
Academic text (2009) -
Enforcement is spotty since the police lack the resources to effectively monitor movement.
Academic text (1998) -
Even though service is likely to be spotty, wired school buses provide extended opportunities for access.
Academic text (2014) -
Yet information on groundwater use is spotty and often inaccurate within the United States and worldwide.
Academic text (2006) -
In effect, these authors are commenting on the spotty state of research on the effectiveness of computers in the classroom.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
42
2.3
Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower
11
3.7
Not the same quality in all parts
6
7.0
Tending to fail or change without warning
2
4.1
Uneven in quality with strong moments and many mistakes
Antonyms
How Consistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spotty also came to mean 'not regular' or uneven. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine something that only works in certain 'spots', so its quality or performance is unreliable in other places.