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What does patchy mean?

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Adjective
  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  2. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
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Diane Keaton directs and stars in this patchy comic King Lear about a dying father and his three daughters.
I thought about it for a while, tried to remember the events of the evening, it was patchy at best.
He's been trying to turn his patchy old front yard into a lawn since early spring.
We spent Wednesday free skiing around the hills, though the snow was patchy.
Six minutes and a fraction over 20 seconds later, and the British four were contemplating a row of latent promise but patchy quality.
My rewatch of the whole of Who is just about reaching the moment when what's available becomes decidedly patchy.

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