What does Spotty mean?
Definitions for Spotty
ˈspɒt ispot·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
patched, spotty, spottedadjective
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
"a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow"
spotty, uneven, scratchyadjective
lacking consistency
"the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
Wiktionary
spottynoun
A slang name for a common New Zealand fish
I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.
spottyadjective
Having spots; spotted.
spottyadjective
Of inconsistent quality
Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spottyadjective
Full of spots; maculated.
Etymology: from spot.
The moon whose orb
Through optick glass the Tuscan artist views
In Valombrosa to descry new lands,
Rivers or mountains on her spotty globe. John Milton.
ChatGPT
spotty
Spotty is an adjective used to describe something that is marked with spots or is inconsistent, irregularly distributed, or varies greatly in quality or reliability.
Webster Dictionary
Spottyadjective
full of spots; marked with spots
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Spotty in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Spotty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Spotty in a Sentence
Lava flows are ideal recorders of the magnetic field. They have a lot of iron-bearing minerals, and when they cool, they lock in the direction of the field, but it's a spotty record. No volcanoes are erupting continuously. So we're relying on careful field work to identify the right records.
There is some evidence that 4-7-8 breathing helps reduce anxious, depressive and insomniac symptoms when comparing pre - and post-intervention, however, there are no large randomized control trials specifically on 4-7-8 breathing to my knowledge, the research on( the effect of) diaphragmatic breathing on these symptoms in general is spotty, with no clear connection due to the poor quality of the studies.
Data on policing is notoriously terrible, its very spotty. Its unreliable and often inaccurate, and this has really precluded a lot of study and understanding and also accountability in real-time of local, state and federal police.
I can't say 100 % with certainty that in nine months — if there's a massive spike in demand — that we won't see some spotty shortages.
There are many, many laws on Chinese books that don't get enforced. It will turn out that enforcement is quite spotty.
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Translations for Spotty
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- fleckigGerman
- manchadoSpanish
- The word "spotty" can be translated to Persian as "لکهدار" (pronounced: lake-dar) or "مناطق لکهدار" depending on the context. If you have a specific context in mind, please let me know for a more accurate translation!Persian
- à poisFrench
- spotachIrish
- imprevedibileItalian
- むらのあるJapanese
- The word "spotty" can be translated to Korean as "점이 있는" (jeomi inneun) or "얼룩이 있는" (eollugi inneun) depending on the context. If you have a specific context in mind, please let me know!Korean
- flekketeNorwegian
- ojämnSwedish
- sivilceliTurkish
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