"pockety" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pockety [comparative], most pockety [superlative]
Etymology: pocket + -y Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pocket|y}} pocket + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} pockety (comparative more pockety, superlative most pockety)
  1. Occurring in isolated pockets.
    Sense id: en-pockety-en-adj-xtaEu~On Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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