spotty
pronunciation
How to pronounce spotty in British English:
UK [ˈspɒti]
How to pronounce spotty in American English:
US [ˈspɑti]
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- Adjective:
- inconsistent in quality
Word Origin
- spotty (adj.)
- mid-14c., "marked with spots," from spot (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "unsteady, uneven" is attested from 1932, from a more specific use with reference to painting (1812).
Example
- 1. Tax evasion is widespread ; enforcement is spotty .
- 2. I know my knowledge of nutrition is spotty at best , so in my efforts to eat better , I asked a bunch of nutrition ists for meal ideas .
- 3. Now the breathless little pizza-eaters have grown tall , spotty and are not so easily impressed .
- 4. Spotty had done more than simply led brownie 's human owner to his trapped friend .
- 5. And a family of very spotty red ladybugs scurrying around .