spotty.
Having spots; spotted.
Meaning & usage
Having spots; spotted.
Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.
Of inconsistent quality.
Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.
Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.
Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.
A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus
I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.
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