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Patchy vs Sporadic - What's the difference?

patchy | sporadic |

As adjectives the difference between patchy and sporadic

is that patchy is full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches while sporadic is rare and scattered in occurrence.

patchy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  • Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven .
    • patchy clouds

    sporadic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sporadick

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Rare and scattered in occurrence.
  • Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

    • Derived terms

    * sporadic E layer

    Related terms

    * sporadical * sporadically * sporadicalness

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