Patchily

Q: What is a synonym for "patchily"?

Common synonyms include: at random, discontinuously, fitfully, fitfully, haltingly, intermittently.

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Adverb

1
In a patchy manner.
"Hawkins, Lewis and Hankin are placed in the Diachronic category due to their attempt at a historical perspective, even though that is very patchily executed."

Adverb

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in spots wordnet

Synonyms

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at random discontinuously fitfully fitfully haltingly intermittently

Example

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"Hawkins, Lewis and Hankin are placed in the Diachronic category due to their attempt at a historical perspective, even though that is very patchily executed."

Etymology

From patchy + -ly.

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