Adjective, : patchy acting; patchy areas of fog. From Dictionary.com.
The hair, curly, matted all over his body, patchily rubbed away. From Wordnik.com. [Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town] Reference
The fogged bubble cleared patchily, but it would not stay cleared. From Wordnik.com. [Anywhen]
Populations and communities are often patchily distributed across a landscape. From Wordnik.com. [Metacommunity ecology] Reference
Yet face it he does – patchily and reluctantly, but truthfully; and so must we. From Wordnik.com. [Archbishop preaches about John Milton] Reference
The stress on community policing seems the right one – though patchily enforced. From Wordnik.com. [Police reform holds big risks for coalition] Reference
More patchily, the regulatory environment facing international business also improved. From Wordnik.com. [The Case For Investing In Africa] Reference
Garrick stared at the doctor as memory come back patchily, There was fighting Garrick said. From Wordnik.com. [When the Lion Feeds]
The genus is distributed patchily throughout the forested mountainous parts of most of Asia. From Wordnik.com. [26 Mouse Deer] Reference
She sat down, however, swiping at her patchily ret! cheeks with a piece of cleansing tissue. From Wordnik.com. [Cities In Flight]
Friendly's role in the development of modern broadcast news has been patchily described elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Making the TV News] Reference
Their power is still insufficiently constrained and they are only patchily bound by rules of procedure. From Wordnik.com. [Paxman: How the Political Animal Has Changed] Reference
No trees grew anywhere on them; the grass struggled only patchily around white furrows of scorched earth. From Wordnik.com. [Harpist in the Wind]
Spread out beyond the roof before me is a vast sea of darkness, patchily illuminated by burning buildings. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference
A salty fog swirled patchily through the streets, adding gothic emphasis to the eerie emptiness of the pavements. From Wordnik.com. [Conferences are Murder]
What sustains me in the patchily verdant valleys is ensemble acting, which emphasizes interplay over individual virtuosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Joy of the Ensemble] Reference
In much less favorable cases it may still confront a weak, uncertain, or patchily established new regime with effective resistance. From Wordnik.com. [How to Plot Your Takeover] Reference
The back half of last season suffered from being alternately rushed and turgid: bitty, disjointed, poorly planned, patchily implemented. From Wordnik.com. [In Which Your Host Gets Angry and Other "Occupation"/"Precipice" Thoughts] Reference
The cast was brilliantly patchy but also patchily brilliant. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
But the programme has been poorly funded and patchily implemented. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Her patchily grey hair is crisp; she still has a few pretty gestures. From Wordnik.com. [A Poor Man's House] Reference
Yet face it he does - patchily and reluctantly, but truthfully; and so must we. From Wordnik.com. [BabyBlueOnline] Reference
Large numbers of migrant workers are employed in the patchily regulated sector. From Wordnik.com. [Raw Story] Reference
Large numbers of migrant workers are employed in the patchily-regulated sector. From Wordnik.com. [The Age News Headlines] Reference
04: 30 @Artmaker A goblin would likely wear badly cured leather, patchily put together. From Wordnik.com. [Tweets I have known] Reference
Old Jolyon's furrowed face was reddening patchily, as old men's faces redden in the sun. From Wordnik.com. [The Forsyte Saga - Complete] Reference
Adding to the problems, telephones and the internet have worked only patchily if at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
The freeze has been applied patchily, but settlers and their backers are hailing its end as. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
The group has been subject to a ban, but it has been challenged in court and patchily enforced. From Wordnik.com. [arabnews - frontpage] Reference
After all, AC / DC hadn't released anything since the patchily received Stiff Upper Lip in 2000. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
I might just manage to extend my sideburns down to about earlobe level, patchily, although no further. From Wordnik.com. [diamond geezer] Reference
For a while yesterday the mobile phone network sprang patchily back to life and with it came fleeting hope. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Physarum is a large, single-celled amoeboid organism that forages for patchily distributed food sources. From Wordnik.com. [ACM TechNews] Reference
Because they live in semi-arid and arid environments, resources within their range are patchily distributed. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Old Jolyon’s furrowed face was reddening patchily, as old men’s faces redden in the sun. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of Property] Reference
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