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- s having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
the wall had a spotty speckled effect - s lacking consistency
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
- The machines would have to work in extreme climate, amid spotty power and Internet connectivity, and be readable in direct sunlight.
- The saga of the V-22 the battles over its future on Capitol Hill, a performance record that is spotty at best, a long, determined quest by the Marines to get what they wanted .
- Big countries have the most cases but not always the highest incidence (cases per 100,000 people), and rates in the developing world may be even higher than the spotty data suggest.