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What does patchy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word patchy? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  2. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
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He's been trying to turn his patchy old front yard into a lawn since early spring.
The system is obviously working well since the litigiousness that plagues other countries is here only a patchy and sporadic affair.
We spent Wednesday free skiing around the hills, though the snow was patchy.
The 2000 US Open champion committed 53 unforced errors and was given a warning for racket abuse in a patchy display at Rod Laver Arena.
My rewatch of the whole of Who is just about reaching the moment when what's available becomes decidedly patchy.
As Verheugen rightly warned, implementation of new laws on Kurdish language rights and on torture has been slow and patchy.

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