patchinessn.

Brit.

/ˈpatʃɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpætʃinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patchy adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < patchy adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being patchy; unevenness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [noun] > quality of being scrappy or patchy

patchinessa1828

sketchiness1846

scrappiness1867

spottiness1902

bittiness1950

the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [noun] > patchy condition

patchinessa1828

a1828 D. Wordsworth Jrnl. (1941) II. 93 The character of the Lake..is not disturbed by buildings. I complained not of patchiness or spottiness.

1887 R. Garnett Life Carlyle vii. 128 Nothing seems to have struck him so much as the general patchiness of the country.

1961 Times 2 Dec. 9/6 Hundreds of examples of this economic and social patchiness..can be quoted.

1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Oct. 1068/1 For the first time we have an outline.., tentative still, in view of the patchiness of the evidence.

2002 P. Clabburn Shawls (ed. 2) 31 The evenness or patchiness of the colour patterns on the reverse side of block-printed cloth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	patchiness
释义	patchinessn. Brit. /ˈpatʃɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpætʃinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patchy adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < patchy adj.¹ + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being patchy; unevenness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [noun] > quality of being scrappy or patchy patchinessa1828 sketchiness1846 scrappiness1867 spottiness1902 bittiness1950 the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [noun] > patchy condition patchinessa1828 a1828 D. Wordsworth Jrnl. (1941) II. 93 The character of the Lake..is not disturbed by buildings. I complained not of patchiness or spottiness. 1887 R. Garnett Life Carlyle vii. 128 Nothing seems to have struck him so much as the general patchiness of the country. 1961 Times 2 Dec. 9/6 Hundreds of examples of this economic and social patchiness..can be quoted. 1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Oct. 1068/1 For the first time we have an outline.., tentative still, in view of the patchiness of the evidence. 2002 P. Clabburn Shawls (ed. 2) 31 The evenness or patchiness of the colour patterns on the reverse side of block-printed cloth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1828
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