Definitions

spotty

[spot-ee] / ˈspɒt i /

ADJECTIVE

blotchy, irregular

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erratic patchy sporadic uneven

WEAK

desultory flickering fluctuating not uniform on-again-off-again pimply spasmodic unequal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consistent continuous dependable regular

WEAK

constant unbroken

Example Sentences

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Public data for the stock is spotty before the 1980s because the shares didn’t trade on an exchange.

From Barron's

Yet many people with excess weight don’t take the shots due to cost, spotty insurance coverage and fear of needles.

From The Wall Street Journal

If service in the house is spotty, move the router to a more central location.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, if the Wi-Fi is so spotty that they see the need to contact you, absorbing the difference could be the decent thing to do.

From MarketWatch

A problem soon arose: The link between Kyiv and two cabins—on the truck that had been replaced—was spotty.

From The Wall Street Journal