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spotty

adjective B2
  1. Having spots; spotted.
  2. Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations. · Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.
  3. Of inconsistent quality. · Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy· Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.
  4. 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.

Comparative spottier · Superlative spottiest

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