patchy

CEFRC1

/ˈpæt͡ʃi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Uneven, incomplete, or present only in some areas.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.

Examples

  • Judy’s memory is patchy, her speech is slurred.

  • Patchy outbreaks of rain are expected in northern parts this morning.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.

More examples

In context

  • a patchy performance

  • patchy clouds

  • Added to these woes was the Treasury's demands for across-the-board train operator cost-cutting of broadly 10%. Passenger rail's slow, patchy and fragile recovery had the stuffing knocked out of it once more.

Synonyms

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The lawn looked blank because some grass was green and some brown.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From patch + -y.