
Patchy
Variability Implied
Use 'patchy' to indicate something varies and isn't consistent throughout an area or period.
His attendance at school was patchy this semester.
Indicate Incompleteness
'Patchy' suggests that something is incomplete or has missing elements.
The grass on the lawn grew in a patchy manner.
Non-uniformity
Describes cases where elements are distributed unevenly, creating a non-uniform appearance.
The patchy coverage of snow on the mountains was unusual for winter.
Compare with
ErraticFragmentInconsistentScatterSporadicSpottyUnevenVariable
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