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patchy
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Having spots or patches
Existing or happening in small, isolated periods or areas
Low or deficient in quality, amount or level
Representing only a part or fragment of a whole
Restricted or low in amount or extent
Below average in standard or quality
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Adjective
▲
Having spots or patches
mottled
dappled
spotted
flecked
speckled
stippled
variegated
blotched
freckled
spotty
marbled
blotchy
dotted
specked
splotchy
multicolored
US
multicoloured
UK
splotched
dapple
piebald
pied
pinto
brindled
brindle
splodgy
motley
streaked
skewbald
marled
marked
particoloured
tabby
varicolored
particolored
checkered
US
speckly
chequered
UK
parti-colored
maculate
brown and white
macular
black and white
sprinkled
flaked
varicoloured
irregular
blemished
patched
parti-coloured
guttate
maculated
foxed
covered with blotches
multicolour
UK
mixed
multicolor
US
stained
two-colored
punctate
freckly
peppered
studded
spattered
mosaic
graying
US
pepper-and-salt
greying
UK
jaspé
streaky
kaleidoscopic
prismatic
polychromatic
polychrome
versicolor
veined
polychromous
versicolored
polychromic
rainbow
colorful
US
chromatic
colored
US
coloured
UK
multihued
varied
colourful
UK
various
dotty
many-hued
patterned
iridescent
many-colored
UK
many-coloured
US
splashed
tawny
moire
lined
punctated
rainbow-colored
shot through
psychedelic
of all the colours of the rainbow
polka-dot
harlequin
covered with spots
scattered
watered
like an explosion in a paint factory
looking like an explosion in a paint factory
opalescent
lustrous
shimmering
tarnished
shot
discoloured
UK
multichromatic
brinded
discolored
US
polyhued
smeared
marred
more ❯
“Her dress and tights had smelled of cigarette smoke and had born the telltale
patchy
spots of spilled drinks.”
Adjective
▲
Existing or happening in small, isolated periods or areas
irregular
erratic
intermittent
fitful
sporadic
inconsistent
occasional
uneven
inconstant
random
spotty
fluctuating
variable
varying
unpredictable
scattershot
unreliable
spasmodic
unsteady
discontinuous
aperiodic
episodic
periodic
choppy
casual
broken
episodical
catchy
desultory
fragmentary
changeable
on and off
odd
unstable
infrequent
in fits and starts
disconnected
scattered
periodical
shifting
uncertain
on-and-off
on-again-off-again
recurring
hit-or-miss
volatile
recurrent
wavering
unsettled
fragmented
unsystematic
capricious
changing
isolated
jerky
unequal
disjointed
on again and off again
bitty
haphazard
interrupted
cyclical
shaky
unmethodical
seasonal
entropic
checkered
US
chequered
UK
in bits and pieces
ever-changing
up and down
fractal
up-and-down
non-linear
scarce
disturbed
rare
convulsive
disrupted
uncommon
twitching
impulsive
rambling
wandering
restless
seldom
intervallic
few
unfrequent
flickering
semioccasional
impermanent
freelance
outsourced
outside
herky-jerky
off and on
part-time
non-uniform
not uniform
nonuniform
fractured
indiscriminate
shattered
eccentric
designless
aimless
unpunctual
purposeless
unconsidered
smashed
staggered
fickle
fluid
temperamental
vacillating
fragmental
part
off-and-on
non-periodic
busted
everchanging
protean
changeful
movable
mercurial
chameleonic
oscillating
unfixed
floating
scrappy
clipped
kaleidoscopic
flickery
skittish
undependable
unequable
variational
iffy
waffling
swaying
shifty
peaky
mobile
slippery
yo-yo
blowing hot and cold
in pieces
continual
cyclic
alternate
isochronal
isochronous
epochal
punctuated
checked
iterative
rhythmical
arrested
metrical
discontinuing
iterant
alternating
rhythmic
serial
stop-go
stop-and-go
every other
here and there
now and then
by bits and pieces
unusual
exceptional
few and far between
unaccustomed
out of the common
abnormal
thin on the ground
unwonted
incidental
uncustomary
atypical
unexpected
aberrant
anomalous
aberrated
unique
surprising
unconventional
especial
unorthodox
out of the ordinary
regular
repeated
frequent
habitual
disordered
limited
unconnected
uncontinuous
sometime
chance
sparse
extraordinary
curious
special
strange
queer
singular
peculiar
unfamiliar
weird
different
bizarre
incredible
stray
not habitual
offbeat
novel
deviant
freak
freaky
oddball
quirky
outlandish
inconceivable
phenomenal
orderless
every so often
chaotic
preternatural
every once in a while
incomplete
temporary
broken up
sometimes
not often
constant
unlikely
in short supply
when the mood strikes
troubled
steady
outré
rarefied
not frequent
uncontrollable
uncharacteristic
exclusive
particular
specific
paroxysmal
on-again, off-again
seldom seen
seldom found
unheard of
accidental
scant
at fixed intervals
freakish
on certain occasions
at various times
scanty
fortuitous
fluky
contingent
alien
seldom met with
funny
conspicuous
meager
US
exceeding
persistent
abrupt
left-field
remarkable
loose
sketchy
off-centre
something else
out of the way
off the wall
standout
out-of-the-way
way out
meagre
UK
catch-as-catch-can
unthinking
slapdash
arbitrary
offhand
chronic
unfocused
perennial
continuing
like gold dust
once in a blue moon
repetitive
as scarce as hens' teeth
reiterative
extraordinaire
repeating
helter-skelter
without purpose
dynamic
continued
reoccurring
turbulent
rolling
chain
moving
mutable
whimsical
deviating
happening at intervals
irresolute
altering
roving
flighty
systemless
unorganized
US
disorganized
US
flakey
US
vagarious
developing
flaky
UK
fluctuant
growing
uncoordinated
unsystematized
always changing
full of ups and downs
unorganised
UK
scrambled
undirected
disorganised
UK
all over the place
confused
muddled
disorderly
more ❯
“I sweat. My belly jiggled frivolously inside my shirt, and my breath came at
patchy
intervals.”
Adjective
▲
Low or deficient in quality, amount or level
deficient
inadequate
insufficient
lacking
limited
rudimentary
sketchy
bitty
incomplete
scrappy
fragmentary
disjointed
perfunctory
incoherent
piecemeal
fragmented
disconnected
unsystematic
superficial
inconsistent
imperfect
rough
untidy
slipshod
disorganized
US
uneven
outline
patchwork
disorganised
UK
thrown together
crude
unrefined
confused
jumbled
wanting
partial
fitful
rambling
unconnected
irregular
varying
variable
skeletal
erratic
broad-brush
lacking in detail
vague
imprecise
hazy
fuzzy
unclear
cursory
skimpy
wooly
US
provisional
coarse
scanty
uncritical
depthless
shallow
woolly
UK
on the back of an envelope
unfinished
unpolished
defective
undeveloped
immature
half-done
simple
unskillful
makeshift
basic
rough and ready
abridged
not whole
not entire
undone
uncompleted
unaccomplished
unexecuted
unperformed
underdone
unconsummated
rude
not concluded
not-yet-finalized
half-completed
not finished
partially finished
not completed
half-finished
partially complete
under construction
more ❯
“Six minutes and a fraction over 20 seconds later, and the British four were contemplating a row of latent promise but
patchy
quality.”
Adjective
▲
Representing only a part or fragment of a whole
fractional
partial
fragmental
half
part
fragmentary
incomplete
divided
halfway
limited
sectional
apportioned
compartmental
compartmented
constituent
fractionary
parcelled
UK
parceled
US
piecemeal
segmented
uncompleted
unfinished
bitty
deficient
disconnected
inconclusive
discontinuous
scrappy
fragmented
insufficient
wanting
lacking
broken
restricted
qualified
abridged
short
shortened
undone
unexecuted
unaccomplished
curtailed
unwhole
expurgated
meager
US
inchoate
patchwork
disjointed
meagre
UK
half-pie
not entire
not whole
not total
imperfect
half-
half done
halved
bisected
demi-
fifty-fifty
semi-
even-steven
hemi-
quasi-
divided in two
in two equal parts
in two equal portions
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Restricted or low in amount or extent
limited
restricted
finite
inadequate
slight
insufficient
minimal
short
small
deficient
insubstantial
lean
little
meager
US
meagre
UK
paltry
poor
scanty
sparse
tiny
basic
circumscribed
defined
definite
determinate
measured
miserly
rudimentary
sketchy
scant
unsatisfactory
diminished
faulty
imperfect
incomplete
ineffectual
in short supply
mean
partial
reduced
set
skimpy
scarce
negligible
exiguous
measly
piddling
modest
inconsiderable
low
stingy
slender
lacking
sparing
wanting
narrow
light
thin
inappreciable
trifling
spare
insignificant
miserable
slim
pitiful
rare
skimp
pathetic
derisory
delimited
nominal
bounded
shy
minimum
trivial
few
hand-to-mouth
piffling
thin on the ground
mingy
not enough
puny
inconsequential
beggarly
scrimpy
bare
nugatory
too little
infrequent
few and far between
hard to come by
scattered
sporadic
bereft
confined
petty
minute
at a premium
ungenerous
middling
lowly
uncommon
base
tight
too few
tenuous
failing
occasional
constrained
marginal
hard to find
fixed
average
shabby
moderate
subnormal
unexceptional
ordinary
picayune
destitute
unfinished
incommensurate
weak
lamentable
piddly
demarcated
infinitesimal
fair
specific
too small
medium
token
checked
minor
unusual
like gold dust
adequate
tolerable
passable
incidental
low in numbers
barren
mediocre
exhaustible
pitiable
bitty
substandard
barely sufficient
unfrequent
dinky
straggling
imperceptible
fractional
not to be had
inferior
contained
disappointing
not to be had for love nor money
bound
isolated
frugal
particular
terminable
acceptable
median
unsubstantial
poxy
flimsy
lousy
scrimp
midsize
midsized
mere
thinning
stipulated
feeble
decent
devoid
unproductive
intermediate
middle
wretched
smallish
depleted
drained
low on
short on
subject to limitations
hardly any
too little too late
little or no
defective
out of the ordinary
short of
seldom met with
seldom seen
lesser
limitary
niggling
missing
unsufficient
localized
US
little bitty
unambitious
deprived
out of gas
contemptible
curbed
short-handed
dispersed
scrubby
basal
encircled
less
sorry
laughable
lame
closed
unaspiring
unimposing
certain
parsimonious
junk
stunted
needed
localised
UK
local
thinly distributed
scarcer than hen's teeth
truncated
threatened
shortened
stinted
dry
close
next to none
next to no
fiddling
footling
casual
seldom found
coming up short
widely spaced
in the minority
unqualified
not making it
not hacking it
minus
unfitted
incapable
unample
incompetent
unconsiderable
woeful
shoestring
sad
insipid
determined
prescribed
established
uncustomary
unimportant
small-scale
frivolous
marked
bush-league
aberrated
aberrant
out of
numbered
assigned
strapped for
pushed for
atypical
anomalous
with an insufficiency of
well-defined
well defined
bad
inefficient
small-fry
second-string
clearly defined
odd
irregular
rarefied
impotent
suboptimal
subpar
flawed
well-marked
satisfactory
intermittent
unconventional
uncharacteristic
abject
ineffective
exceptional
unique
limited in number
precise
unaccustomed
awful
execrable
dismal
appalling
shoddy
hopeless
atrocious
deplorable
dreadful
abysmal
dire
terrible
diabolical
fitful
exact
seldom
rubbish
rotten
low-grade
dissatisfactory
spasmodic
definable
unwonted
under-strength
below par
conditioned
semioccasional
sometime
predictable
predetermined
stray
below standard
not infinite
out of the common
abridged
once in a blue moon
as scarce as hens' teeth
undeveloped
unpolished
immature
half-done
not whole
not entire
workaday
everyday
common
normal
commonplace
midway
unremarkable
undistinguished
uninspired
unexciting
vanilla
neutral
sufficient
indifferent
fairish
OK
not so hot
half-pie
fair to middling
nothing to write home about
middle-of-the-road
fair-to-middling
no great shakes
run-of-the-mill
plain vanilla
bog-standard
so-so
not up to much
subtle
unfruitful
infertile
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Below average in standard or quality
imperfect
substandard
inferior
unsatisfactory
lousy
shoddy
crummy
shabby
unsound
rubbish
duff
ropy
schlocky
low
unfit
garbage
second-rate
below par
below standard
two-bit
tenth-rate
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
not much cop
bottom-of-barrel
poor
bad
deficient
wretched
unacceptable
subpar
suboptimal
dissatisfactory
paltry
lame
wrong
wack
punk
crumby
pathetic
off
bush
sour
ill
disappointing
impaired
sketchy
failing
wanting
faulty
unpolished
defective
unrefined
bush-league
not up to par
not up to standard
leaving much to be desired
not good enough
half-baked
not acceptable
not up to expectations
inadequate
mediocre
low-grade
execrable
rotten
terrible
abysmal
deplorable
lamentable
dreadful
pitiful
atrocious
miserable
awful
appalling
rubbishy
dire
diabolical
sad
trashy
crude
low-quality
junky
dismal
worthless
sorry
third-rate
cheap
junk
second-class
useless
base
weak
low-rent
insufficient
lemon
below average
tawdry
under par
schlock
pants
middling
common
direful
grotty
lacking
bum
abject
hack
subnormal
coarse
bargain-basement
average
disagreeable
ordinary
good-for-nothing
a load of pants
flawed
tatty
poxy
déclassé
sub-par
contemptible
frightful
poorer
dodgy
jerry-built
feeble
hopeless
indifferent
downmarket
dime-a-dozen
pitiable
unexceptional
pedestrian
gimcrack
cheapjack
amateurish
poor-quality
tinny
not up to much
laughable
unworthy
sleazy
disgraceful
trumpery
abominable
cheesy
the pits
woeful
ineffectual
inept
egregious
less-than-stellar
unsuitable
unimpressive
displeasing
cut-rate
el cheapo
ineffective
inefficient
low-end
no good
no great shakes
tacky
impotent
meagre
UK
meager
US
nasty
piddling
bodger
God-awful
insignificant
distressing
cheap and nasty
from hunger
damaged
found wanting
second rate
craptacular
incapable
horrible
limited
incompetent
careless
negligent
dubious
questionable
cruddy
intolerable
inadmissible
chronic
mean
inexpert
worse
pits
trifling
reject
poor quality
weak sauce
tinhorn
unsatisfying
ailing
undesirable
iffy
minimal
of poor quality
of low quality
piss-poor
not much chop
no-good
reduced
uncomfortable
unpleasant
hateful
little
outclassed
broken
insubstantial
restricted
inappreciable
inconsiderable
sparing
poorly
dissatisfying
off-colour
UK
tinpot
doubtful
cheapie
slipshod
less than ideal
unproficient
rough
undistinguished
uninspired
disreputable
unequal
unskilful
poopy
impermissible
insufferable
inappropriate
not cutting it
under-strength
fair
disturbing
disconcerting
amiss
disquieting
regrettable
unqualified
half-pie
end-of-the-pier
second-best
second class
strictly for the birds
ersatz
low quality
a dime a dozen
twopenny-halfpenny
of a sort
bad quality
low cost
unstable
incomplete
powerless
inapt
scrappy
off-color
US
unfitted
off-form
not okay
objectionable
bereft
minor league
small potatoes
not satisfying
minor-league
in poor condition
for the birds
leaving a lot to be desired
second string
second fiddle
third string
inexpedient
feckless
counterproductive
hamstrung
disastrous
cheapo
damnable
stinking
insupportable
scurrilous
condemnable
out
irremediable
indefensible
inacceptable
not on
won't do
valueless
more ❯
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