streakier; streakiest
1
: marked with streaks
streaky bacon
2
: apprehensive
nervous and streaky
3
: apt to vary (as in effectiveness) : unreliable
streakiness
noun
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Heather Bien, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
Darnold is streaky in this area.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
With the dawn—streaky and watery over New Bedford—everything accelerates.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
With Cam Heide and Jordan Pope, Miller has a pair of potential offensive players, though too streaky.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Streaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaky. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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streaky
adjective
streakier; streakiest
1
: having or showing streaks
2
: likely to vary : changeable
a streaky hitter in baseball
streakiness
noun
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