"patchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpæt͡ʃi/ Audio: en-us-patchy.ogg [US] 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)
    Sense id: en-patchy-en-adj-5efzeg9F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 66 34 Disambiguation of 'Full of, or covered with, patches': 95 5
  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)
    Sense id: en-patchy-en-adj-Fqt5gL5Z Disambiguation of 'not constant or continuous': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'Not constant or continuous': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stop-start, discontinuous

Inflected forms

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