- Made up of or marked by patches: patchy trousers.
- Uneven in quality or performance: Their work is patchy at best.
patchiness patch'i·ness n.
Dictionary:
patch·y (păch'ē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: patchy |
adjective
| Antonyms: patchy |
Definition: spotty, not consistent
Antonyms: consistent, constant, continuous, regular, uniform, unspotted
| WordNet: patchy |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
| Translations: Patchy |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sammenflikket, fragmentarisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelijk, fragmentarisch, onbetrouwbaar (want niet compleet)
Français (French)
adj. - inégal, incomplet, épars
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungleichmäßig, uneinheitlich, fleckig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανομοιογενής, ανομοιόμορφος, όλο μπαλώματα, άνισος
Italiano (Italian)
rappezzato, macchiato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - feito de retalhos, manchado
Русский (Russian)
пестрый, неоднородный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - desigual, poco uniforme
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hoplappad, växlande, ojämn
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
缝补的, 不调和的, 凑合的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 縫補的, 不調和的, 湊合的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 누덕누덕 기운, 주워 모은 , 부조화의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 継ぎはぎだらけの, 寄せ集めの, むらのある
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مرقع, مؤلف من رقع, غير متجانس, متنافر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - טלוא, לא מושלם, לא אחיד
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