a little patchy
Frequency: 6.26.0 per million words
Used to indicate a small degree of inconsistency.
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- The weather forecast for tomorrow is a little patchy.
- His performance in the last few games has been a little patchy.
- The WiFi signal in this area is still a little patchy.
- Her memory of the event was a little patchy after all these years.
- The car's paintwork is a little patchy in places.
- We found the evidence to be a little patchy, making it hard to draw conclusions.
- After the recent storms, cell service became a little patchy.
- The success of the new marketing campaign has been a little patchy so far.
- During the interview, his answers were a little patchy, lacking detail.
- The early morning fog was a little patchy, clearing in some areas but dense in others.