1
as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
only spotty business failures marred the economic boom
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2
as in dotted
marked with spots
Dalmatians are spotty dogs
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Recent Examples of spotty
While Flying Lotus has constructed a film filled with distinctive imagery, Ash, on the whole, feels just as spotty as Riya’s memory.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
However, its security record has been a little spotty, and its free tier is limited.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
The disease moves quickly, with patients experiencing high fever, body aches, weakness, headache, a sore throat and, in some, a red, spotty rash.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The fate of the TCA press tour has been the focus of much conversation due to the spotty nature of the event in recent years.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
However, its security record has been a little spotty, and its free tier is limited.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
The disease moves quickly, with patients experiencing high fever, body aches, weakness, headache, a sore throat and, in some, a red, spotty rash.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The fate of the TCA press tour has been the focus of much conversation due to the spotty nature of the event in recent years.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotty
Adjective
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But the absence of The Rock—the catalyst of this entire turn—throughout the entire build of WrestleMania, mixed with the sporadic appearances from Cena, hurt the storytelling of what could have been a deeply complex villain.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Justin Turner has been among those helping Workman navigate his first experience with life in the big leagues and sporadic playing time.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Based on the research, participants lost about 7 to 11 pounds over 10 weeks while intermittent fasting.18 Remember, fad diets are not healthy for you, especially long term.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
23 Apr. 2025
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The pair are searching for the source of a particular beep: the intermittent ping that a smoke alarm makes when its battery is running low.—
Kirk Johnson,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consistency turns occasional readers into followers who can predict your stance on related issues.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations and occasional problems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, crowds braved erratic weather for a festive opening weekend, and even early on a Monday morning, neighbors had already begun to converge, attracted by the new sod, tender trees, and open plaza that makes this 165-year-old wedge of nature look fresh and young again.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
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But Trump’s erratic purge of the federal workforce has undermined those very efforts.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Spotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotty. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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