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PATCHY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: patchier    , patchiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.

Example:

patchy fog

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

uneven (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture)

Derivation:

patch (a small contrasting part of something)

patchiness (unevenness in quality or performance)

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