- 1existing or happening in some places and not others synonym uneven patchy fog The grass was dry and patchy.
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- 2not complete; good in some parts, but not in others a patchy knowledge of Spanish It was a patchy performance.
NAmE//ˈpætʃəli//
adverb a species of flower that occurs patchily on this island NAmE//ˈpætʃinəs//
noun [uncountable]See patchy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: patchy