spotty
Collocations
5ADJ.
live, pretty
VERB + SPOTTY
service
SPOTTY + NOUN
area, dogs, history
PREP.
in
ADV.
highly, rather
Definitions
adj
Having spots; spotted.
Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.
Of inconsistent quality.
Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy
Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.
Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.
Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy
Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.
noun
A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus
I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.
WiktionaryNear-synonyms: shoddy, iffy
WiktionaryMany of the buyers had a spotty credit history.
WiktionaryI went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.
WiktionaryDalmatians are regarded as being highly spotty dogs.
Tatoeba · #8490158Service was spotty in the area.
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