patchy
adj/ˈpæt͡ʃi/
Etymology From patch + -y.
1
Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
2
Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
- patchy clouds
- a patchy performance
1 more example
- Added to these woes was the Treasury's demands for across-the-board train operator cost-cutting of broadly 10%. Passenger rail's slow, patchy and fragile recovery had the stuffing knocked out of it once more.2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
- Synonyms
- spasmodic, stop-start
- Derived terms
- patchily, patchiness