spotty
nounEtymology From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.
1
A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus
- I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.
- Derived terms
- spottiness
spotty
adjEtymology From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.
1
Having spots; spotted.
2
Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
- Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.
3
Of goods or conditions Of inconsistent quality.
- Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy
- Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.
4
Of quality Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.
- Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy
- Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.
- Derived terms
- spottily, spottiness, unspotty