The meaning of PATCHY is marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches. How to use patchy in a sentence.

PATCHY definition: 1. only existing or happening in some parts: 2. sometimes good and sometimes bad: 3. only…. Learn more.

Definition of patchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Made up of or marked by patches: patchy trousers. 2. Uneven in quality or performance: Their work is patchy at best.

If something is patchy, it is not completely reliable or satisfactory because it is not always good. The evidence is patchy. Transport is difficult, communications are patchy. The rest of the acting is patchy …

3 days ago · Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. Added to these woes was the Treasury's demands for across-the-board train operator cost-cutting of broadly 10%. Passenger rail's …

of or relating to patches. not regular in quality, texture, or distribution: patchy fog. characterized by or made up of patches. occurring in, forming, or like patches. not uniform: patchy acting; patchy areas …

PATCHY definition: characterized by or made up of patches. patch. See examples of patchy used in a sentence.

patchy, adj.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Use 'patchy' when describing something that has small parts that are different from the other parts, usually in a way that is incomplete or inconsistent.