spotty
AdjectiveUS[spot-ee]/ˈspɑti/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)spottier, spottiest
- having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)“a field patched with ice and snow”“the wall had a spotty speckled effect”“a black-and-white spotted cow”Synonyms: patchedspottedOpposite plainSimilar patterned
- lacking consistency“the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty”Synonyms: unevenscratchyOpposite consistentSimilar inconsistent
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Spot′ty (spŏt′ty̆), adjective
Full of spots; marked with spots.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54