spotty
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
a field patched with ice and snow
Related & opposite
- patterned similar to
Sense 2 adjective
lacking consistency
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Related & opposite
- unevenness derivation
- inconsistent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | patterned |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unevenness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconsistent |