"patchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpæt͡ʃi/ Audio: en-us-patchy.ogg Forms: patchier [comparative], patchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætʃi Etymology: From patch + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|patch|y|id2=adjectival}} patch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} patchy (comparative patchier, superlative patchiest)
  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. Translations (Full of, or covered with, patches): kōpurepure (Maori), hecho a retales (Spanish), bống báng (Tày), nham nhở (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-patchy-en-adj-5efzeg9F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tày translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Tày translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'Full of, or covered with, patches': 94 6
  2. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven. Synonyms (not constant or continuous): spasmodic Translations (Not constant or continuous): epätasainen (Finnish), hajanainen (Finnish), pūrei (Maori), pūreirei (Maori), ojämn (Swedish), flammig (note: about colour) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-patchy-en-adj-Fqt5gL5Z Disambiguation of 'not constant or continuous': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'Not constant or continuous': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stop-start, discontinuous

Inflected forms

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