gappy
Missing several parts
Gappy describes something with gaps—spaces or missing parts where you'd expect continuity.
A gappy smile has teeth missing.
A gappy hedge has bare patches.
Gappy data or records are incomplete: The historical evidence is gappy at best.
The word is informal and slightly playful, more common in British than American English.
Not smooth or balanced
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- brokenDamaged beyond function
disjointed · scattered · fitful · haphazard · inconsistent · erratic · discontinuous · staggered
Small in diameter
- scantBarely adequate amount
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- bareLacking any covering
- insufficientBelow required quantity
scarce · deficient · inadequate · patchy · threadbare · wispy · balding · thinning
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
broken · disjointed · scattered · fitful · haphazard · inconsistent · erratic · discontinuous · staggered · choppy
thin
Small in diameter
insufficient · scarce · deficient · inadequate · patchy · threadbare · wispy · balding · thinning · ragged
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
orthodontics · braces · dentures · gums · bite · grin · snaggle-toothed · toothless
separated
Put or kept apart
openings · holes · breaches · voids · spaces · interstices · breaks · pauses · interruptions · blanks
gappycontinuous
Without pause or gap
unbroken · complete · seamless · solid · uninterrupted
- coverage gapUninsured interval within plan
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- bridge the gapConnect separated things
- fill in the gaps
- age gapDifference in years lived
- gap yearPlanned educational hiatus