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Pathy vs Patchy - What's the difference?

pathy | patchy |

As a noun pathy

is (informal) a therapy.

As an adjective patchy is

full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.

pathy

English

Noun

(pathies)
  • (informal) A therapy
  • *1849 Journal of Health
  • **So, no doubt, it may be applied to hydropathy, and to every other sort of pathy''', and the result will be that every sort of '''pathy cures not all persons, but many persons...

    • patchy

    English

    Adjective

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