patchier; patchiest
1
: marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches
2
: irregular in appearance, makeup, or quality
Examples of patchy in a Sentence
The lawn is kind of patchy this year.
Patchy fog made driving difficult.
His knowledge of the language is patchy.
She has only a patchy understanding of his condition.
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Monday has patchy fog in the morning and storms into the evening.
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Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of NGC 5530, which is classified as a flocculent spiral galaxy due to its patchy and indistinct arms, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA).
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Monday has patchy fog in the morning and storms into the evening.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
By early summer, the weed turns brown, leaving a patchy circular area on the lawn, which often is mistaken for disease, says Waltz.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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patchy
adjective
patchier; patchiest
: consisting of or marked by patches : resembling patchwork
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