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patchy
01
not thorough or complete enough to be useful or reliable
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
patchiest
Comparative
patchier
gradable
Examples
His patchy memory of the event made it hard to recount the details.
02
occurring in scattered or uneven areas, not consistent or complete
Examples
The patchy paint job left some spots untouched.
Lexical Tree
patchily
patchiness
patchy
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