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patchy

/ˈpæt͡ʃi/

patchy adjective: full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.

Adjective

patchy (comparative patchier, superlative patchiest)

  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  2. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
    • patchy clouds
    • a patchy performance
    Synonyms:
    spasmodic

patchy meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Vietnamese

patchy in Bengali

অসম, খাপছাড়া

patchy in Malayalam

കഷണം വെച്ച, തുണ്ടുകൾ കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്ത, തുണ്ടുകൾനിറഞ്ഞ, തുണ്ടുകളായി വിഭജിച്ച

patchy in Vietnamese

Full of, or covered with, patches
nham nhở

Synonyms of patchy

Forms of patchy

comparativepatchier
superlativepatchiest

Origin of patchy

From patch + -y.

Words formed from patchy

Words that rhyme with patchy

Questions about patchy

What does patchy mean?
Patchy means full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
What is patchy in Bengali?
Patchy in Bengali is অসম, খাপছাড়া. See Patchy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is patchy?
Patchy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce patchy?
Patchy is pronounced /ˈpæt͡ʃi/.

Words near patchy in the dictionary

  1. patchworked
  2. patchworking
  3. patchworks
  4. patchworky
  5. patchwriting
  6. patchy
  7. patd.
  8. patdown
  9. patdowns
  10. pate
  11. pate feuilletee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patchy (page history and authors); patchy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); patchy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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