Patchy
adjective
Something that is not continuous or consistent; having parts where something is missing or lacking.
The fog was patchy, with some areas clearer than others.
Often appears as...
- patchy fog
- patchy cloud
adjective
Covered with patches, as in clothing or skin.
His beard was patchy, with bald spots here and there.
Often appears as...
- patchy beard
- patchy skin
adjective
Something that is not continuous or consistent; having parts where something is missing or lacking.
The fog was patchy, with some areas clearer than others.
Often appears as...
- patchy fog
- patchy cloud
adjective
Covered with patches, as in clothing or skin.
His beard was patchy, with bald spots here and there.
Often appears as...
- patchy beard
- patchy skin
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Variability Implied
Use 'patchy' to indicate something varies and isn't consistent throughout an area or period.
His attendance at school was patchy this semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicate Incompleteness
'Patchy' suggests that something is incomplete or has missing elements.
The grass on the lawn grew in a patchy manner.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-uniformity
Describes cases where elements are distributed unevenly, creating a non-uniform appearance.
The patchy coverage of snow on the mountains was unusual for winter.
Pro Tip 1/3Variability Implied
Use 'patchy' to indicate something varies and isn't consistent throughout an area or period.
His attendance at school was patchy this semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicate Incompleteness
'Patchy' suggests that something is incomplete or has missing elements.
The grass on the lawn grew in a patchy manner.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-uniformity
Describes cases where elements are distributed unevenly, creating a non-uniform appearance.
The patchy coverage of snow on the mountains was unusual for winter.
Pro Tip 1/3Variability Implied
Use 'patchy' to indicate something varies and isn't consistent throughout an area or period.
His attendance at school was patchy this semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicate Incompleteness
'Patchy' suggests that something is incomplete or has missing elements.
The grass on the lawn grew in a patchy manner.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-uniformity
Describes cases where elements are distributed unevenly, creating a non-uniform appearance.
The patchy coverage of snow on the mountains was unusual for winter.
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Apache Youth Reclaim...
said all native kids they're losing their culture to him really lost anything they just want access to goods and services like everyone else just open the shop come check it out patchy agency means a lot you know it's a hub for the skaters here the younger generation is the key you got a psych
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How do geckos defy...
So the molecule itself isn't charged, but it does have positively and negatively charged patches. These patchy charges can attract neighboring molecules to each other. They'll line up so that the positive spots on one are next to the negative spots on the other.
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Top 5 Animals Living In...
I have no money in the bank I can see this 40 at least here so these is I don't want to know I don't if it's rich I don't want to know I can count them patchy mattis started looking after reindeer when he was just two years old
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The biology of gender,...
The decision between orange and black happens early on in the womb, so that orange-and-black patchy pattern, it's an exact readout of what happened when that cat was just a tiny little kitten embryo inside her mom's womb.
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How fire shapes...
burned and they've been burning ever since but they burned in a way that was very patchy some places some eras had lots of fire routinely others only episodically or even rarely and one reason is that
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Paving the way towards...
the internet access remains patchy and expensive in most parts of Africa it's also true that IT literacy rates still lag behind the rest of the world by a significant margin but the above
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Why do some people go...
which is quite normal. Then, the growth cycle begins anew. But not all heads are hairy, and, in fact, some of them grow increasingly patchy over time in response to bodily changes.
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Magnificent Whale...
swarm and swarms can stretch for miles fur seals also collect this rich super abundant food cruel swarms are very patchy but once
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The Blue Planet...
swarm and swarms can stretch for miles fur seals also collect this rich super abundant food cruel swarms are very patchy but once
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
fur seals also collect this rich super abundant food cruel swarms are very patchy but once
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Apache Youth Reclaim...
said all native kids they're losing their culture to him really lost anything they just want access to goods and services like everyone else just open the shop come check it out patchy agency means a lot you know it's a hub for the skaters here the younger generation is the key you got a psych
Video examples
How do geckos defy...
So the molecule itself isn't charged, but it does have positively and negatively charged patches. These patchy charges can attract neighboring molecules to each other. They'll line up so that the positive spots on one are next to the negative spots on the other.
Video examples
Top 5 Animals Living In...
I have no money in the bank I can see this 40 at least here so these is I don't want to know I don't if it's rich I don't want to know I can count them patchy mattis started looking after reindeer when he was just two years old
Video examples
The biology of gender,...
The decision between orange and black happens early on in the womb, so that orange-and-black patchy pattern, it's an exact readout of what happened when that cat was just a tiny little kitten embryo inside her mom's womb.
Video examples
How fire shapes...
burned and they've been burning ever since but they burned in a way that was very patchy some places some eras had lots of fire routinely others only episodically or even rarely and one reason is that
Video examples
Paving the way towards...
the internet access remains patchy and expensive in most parts of Africa it's also true that IT literacy rates still lag behind the rest of the world by a significant margin but the above
Video examples
Why do some people go...
which is quite normal. Then, the growth cycle begins anew. But not all heads are hairy, and, in fact, some of them grow increasingly patchy over time in response to bodily changes.
Video examples
Magnificent Whale...
swarm and swarms can stretch for miles fur seals also collect this rich super abundant food cruel swarms are very patchy but once
Video examples
The Blue Planet...
swarm and swarms can stretch for miles fur seals also collect this rich super abundant food cruel swarms are very patchy but once
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
fur seals also collect this rich super abundant food cruel swarms are very patchy but once
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
The real challenge to upholding India's freedoms is how patchy and individual-driven it is when it comes to the judiciary. The system is so arranged that instead of legal precedent and case law setting the template for the court's interventions, the idea of justice is guided by what Judge A or Judge B may think.
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Michael Fassbender
German Actor
I came to Los Angeles and did auditions for television. I made a terrible mess of most of them and I was quite intimidated. I felt very embarrassed and went back to London. I got British television jobs intermittently between the ages of 23 and 27, but it was very patchy.
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish Scientist
I am very conscious that, having worked part time, having had a rather disrupted career, my research record is a good deal patchier than any man's of a comparable age.
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Taron Egerton
English Actor
I don't know if I'm quite grizzly enough. My facial hair is still very thin and patchy. I feel someone who plays Wolverine potentially needs testosterone in abundance.
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Scott Parker
My England career had been very up and down - I had been involved in some squads, and not in others, so it had been very patchy.
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Scott Parker
There is always going to be a point where your form becomes patchy and it's down to how long it lasts really.
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Edward Hall
English Lawyer
We felt that although they were patchy, there was a tremendous political energy in the Henry plays.
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Alex Horne
British Comedian
Mine is slightly ginger and patchy so it's not really a hipster beard.
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Robert Gottlieb
American Writer
Paquita' has a patchy history, beginning in 1846, and a patchy plot.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
The real challenge to upholding India's freedoms is how patchy and individual-driven it is when it comes to the judiciary. The system is so arranged that instead of legal precedent and case law setting the template for the court's interventions, the idea of justice is guided by what Judge A or Judge B may think.
Quote examples
Michael Fassbender
German Actor
I came to Los Angeles and did auditions for television. I made a terrible mess of most of them and I was quite intimidated. I felt very embarrassed and went back to London. I got British television jobs intermittently between the ages of 23 and 27, but it was very patchy.
Quote examples
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish Scientist
I am very conscious that, having worked part time, having had a rather disrupted career, my research record is a good deal patchier than any man's of a comparable age.
Quote examples
Taron Egerton
English Actor
I don't know if I'm quite grizzly enough. My facial hair is still very thin and patchy. I feel someone who plays Wolverine potentially needs testosterone in abundance.
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Scott Parker
My England career had been very up and down - I had been involved in some squads, and not in others, so it had been very patchy.
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Scott Parker
There is always going to be a point where your form becomes patchy and it's down to how long it lasts really.
Quote examples
Edward Hall
English Lawyer
We felt that although they were patchy, there was a tremendous political energy in the Henry plays.
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Alex Horne
British Comedian
Mine is slightly ginger and patchy so it's not really a hipster beard.
Quote examples
Robert Gottlieb
American Writer
Paquita' has a patchy history, beginning in 1846, and a patchy plot.
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