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  • s  irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
    a patchy essay
    patchy fog

  • The din of airplanes landing, motorcycles roaring or a bedmate snoring can make for patchy sleep and strained nerves.
  • Like The Daily Show, the Report can be patchy once it gets past the monologue.
  • Just a few years ago, online radio heads were mainly tech geeks willing to put up with patchy, low-quality sound.
News & Articles

  • Unconvincing Nigeria stride on to Confederations Cup
    By Mark Gleeson WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Nigeria arrive in Brazil on Thursday to compete in the Confederation Cup somewhat rattled after some far from convincing displays but still hopeful of causing a surprise. Africa's representatives at the eight-team tournament, which pits continental champions against each other over the next two weeks, have shown patchy form since they surprisingly won the ...
    June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Soccer-Unconvincing Nigeria stride on to Confederations Cup
    By Mark Gleeson WINDHOEK, June 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria arrive in Brazil on Thursday to compete in the Confederation Cup somewhat rattled after some far from convincing displays but still hopeful of causing a surprise. Africa's representatives at the eight-team tournament, which pits continental champions against each other over the next two weeks, have shown patchy form since they surprisingly ...
    June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • O.C. warms up as patchy clouds retreat
    Tuesday morning's clouds were patchy and close to the coast, with mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures expected for the day ahead, the June 11, 2013 - Orange County Register
Quotes

  • William Hague in Irish Times
    Too often, he said, the UK's approach to building relationships inside and outside the EU "has been rather ad hoc and patchy, giving rise to the frequent complaint from such governments that British ministers only get in touch when a crisis arises...
  • Margaret Chan in Odessa American
    We have some early snapshots depicting the spread of the virus and the range of illness it can cause,Chan said. "We know too that this early patchy picture can change very quickly."
  • Geoff Boycott in guardian.co.uk
    You can't see them winning in Sydney - they are too inconsistent to win,added Boycott. "They are patchy; they have one good session out of three and that's not enough to win Test matches."

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