spottier; spottiest
2
: lacking uniformity especially in quality
the performance was spotty
also
: irregularly or sparsely distributed
spotty attendance
spotty data
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Examples of spotty in a Sentence
Her work has been spotty.
The service at that restaurant is a little spotty.
students with spotty attendance records
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But access to care is notoriously spotty for many Medi-Cal patients, in part because low payment rates discourage providers from seeing them.
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Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
However, different from other concert cities, the livestreams inside the stadium were incredibly spotty and unreliable.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
The later seasons might be spotty, but season four—the show’s peak—might still contain the best acting of White’s career.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 27 June 2024
But most only apply in certain cases, and enforcement has been spotty.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
However, different from other concert cities, the livestreams inside the stadium were incredibly spotty and unreliable.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
The later seasons might be spotty, but season four—the show’s peak—might still contain the best acting of White’s career.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 27 June 2024
But most only apply in certain cases, and enforcement has been spotty.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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“Spotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotty. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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spotty
adjective
spot·ty
ˈspät-ē 
spottier; spottiest
1
: having spots
2
: not always the same especially in quality
your work has been spotty
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