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spottily adverb mainly USuk /ˈspɒt.əl.i/ us /ˈspɑː.t̬əl.i/ in a way that is sometimes good and sometimes bad, or only exists or happens in some parts or situations: The early contracts were hastily executed and spottily documented. Antibiotic-resistant germs are more likely to grow when people take the medicines spottily. Workers in the industry are trained spottily, if at all. Earthquake building regulations have been applied spottily. The older generation performs more spottily in this area. The country's military remains under-equipped and spottily supplied. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Quite good, or not very good acceptable acceptably adequacy adequate adequately goodish government half decent iffy impure passable passably patchily patchiness patchy scratch spotty the/your average bearidiom up to scratchidiom weedy
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patchily Related wordspotty |