Associations to the word «Patchy»

Wiktionary

PATCHY, adjective. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
PATCHY, adjective. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.

Dictionary definition

PATCHY, adjective. Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats