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Patchy vs Spotty - What's the difference?

patchy | spotty |

As adjectives the difference between patchy and spotty

is that patchy is full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches while spotty is having spots; spotted.

As a noun spotty is

a common new zealand fish,.

patchy

English

Adjective

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

    spotty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having spots; spotted.
  • Of inconsistent quality
    • Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.

    Noun

    (spotties)
  • A common New Zealand fish,
    • I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties .

    Derived terms

    * spottiness English slang