patchy — ► ADJECTIVE (patchier, patchiest) 1) existing or happening in small, isolated areas: patchy fog. 2) uneven in quality; inconsistent. DERIVATIVES patchily adverb patchiness noun … English terms dictionary
Patchy — Patch y, a. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patchy — (adj.) 1798, from PATCH (Cf. patch) (n.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
patchy — [adj] spotty, not consistent erratic, fitful, irregular, random, sketchy, uneven, variable, varying; concept 482 Ant. consistent, continuous, regular, unspotted … New thesaurus
patchy — [pach′ē] adj. patchier, patchiest 1. a) made up of or characterized by patches b) forming or like patches 2. giving the effect of patches; not consistent or uniform in quality; irregular patchily adv. patchiness n … English World dictionary
patchy — UK [ˈpætʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms patchy : adjective patchy comparative patchier superlative patchiest 1) happening or existing in some places but not in other places If your lawn has extensive areas of patchy growth, try watering it. Demand… … English dictionary
patchy — [[t]pæ̱tʃi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A patchy substance or colour exists in some places but not in others, or is thick in some places and thin in others. Thick patchy fog and irresponsible driving were to blame... Bottle tans can make your legs, arms… … English dictionary
patchy — patch|y [ pætʃi ] adjective 1. ) happening or existing in some places but not in other places: a patchy beard/lawn patchy rain/cloud/fog: Low clouds and patchy rain are forecast for tomorrow. 2. ) not detailed enough or complete enough to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patchy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
patchy — patch|y [ˈpætʃi] adj 1.) happening or existing in some areas but not in others ▪ patchy fog 2.) not complete enough to be useful ▪ His knowledge of French remained pretty patchy. ▪ There is only patchy evidence of the animal s existence. 3.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
patchy — adjective 1 happening or existing irregularly in a number of small separate areas: patchy fog 2 not complete enough to be useful: His knowledge of French remained pretty patchy. | patchy evidence 3 especially BrE good in some parts but bad in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
