patchy.

Present in scattered areas rather than evenly across a surface or range.

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Words that belong together

• patchy fog
• patchy coverage

On the page

Patchy fog concealed some fields while leaving others clear.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more patchy; superlative most patchy when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.