spotty

1. Having spots; spotted.

   fleckig, gefleckt

   having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

2. Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.

   Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.

3. Of inconsistent quality.

   Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy

   Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.

   durchwachsen

4. Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.

   Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy

   Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.

1. Service was spotty in the area.

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2. Dalmatians are regarded as being highly spotty dogs.

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3. Cell coverage is pretty spotty where I live.

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4. The wifi connection was spotty at times and the parking was limited.

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5. We're no longer interested in doing business with you. The quality of your product has been... spotty, to say the least.

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