spotty
adjective
- intermittent
- covered in dots
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.
- Having spots; spotted.
- Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
“Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.”
- Of inconsistent quality.
“Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy”
“Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.”
- Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.
“Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy”
“Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.
- A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus
“I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.”