adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
2. 2
   Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.

   "patchy clouds"

Adjective

1. 1
   irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unevenadulteratedamalgamatedambiguousambivalentamphibious

Example

More examples

"Judy’s memory is patchy, her speech is slurred."

Etymology

From patch + -y.

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