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spotty

2 syllables · also spottier, spottiest
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As an adjective, spotty means having spots. As a noun, it means a common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus.

Meanings of spotty

6 meanings

adjective

  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.

    “Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.”

  4. Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

    “a field patched with ice and snow”

    “the wall had a spotty speckled effect”

    “a black-and-white spotted cow”

    Similar: patched, spotted
  5. Lacking consistency

    “the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty”

    Similar: uneven, scratchy

noun

  1. A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus

    “I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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adjective: having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color…
adjective: lacking consistency

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