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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
Synonym
patchily Related wordspotty
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