patchiness
noun/ˈpætʃinəs/
/ˈpætʃinəs/
[uncountable]- the state of existing or happening in some places and not others
- The patchiness of the recovery makes businesses wary about expanding.
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- the state of being incomplete; the fact of being good in some parts but not others synonym unevenness (2)
- The film has been criticized for patchiness.
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