patchily

CEFRC2

/ˈpætʃɪli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In an uneven way, with some areas covered and others not.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a patchy manner.

Examples

  • The data was collected patchily over time.

  • The grass grew patchily in the dry garden soil.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The paint was applied patchily to the wall.

  • Hawkins, Lewis and Hankin are placed in the Diachronic category due to their attempt at a historical perspective, even though that is very patchily executed.

Synonyms

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The snow melted blank on the ground, leaving some spots white and others bare.

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Origin

adverb

From patchy + -ly.