streaky
Showing irregular lines
Streaky describes something marked with streaks or stripes—lines of different color or texture running through a surface: streaky bacon, streaky hair.
The word also captures inconsistency in quality or performance: a streaky hitter delivers brilliance one day and mediocrity the next.
The window cleaner left the glass streaky.
Having irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- piedHaving patchy coloring
- speckledDotted with small marks
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
patchwork · calico · flecked · blotchy · stippled · multicolored · harlequin · brindled
Having encircling marks
- linedMarked with parallel marks
- striatedMarked with parallel grooves
- zebraStriped African horse relative
- tigerLarge striped Asian feline
tabby · pinstripe · awning · brindled · veined · ribboned · pyjamas · nautical
Lacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- patchyIrregular in coverage
hit-or-miss · fluctuating · volatile · intermittent · uneven · unreliable · variable · fitful
mottled
Having irregular color patches
marbled · patchwork · calico · flecked · blotchy · stippled · multicolored · harlequin · brindled · uneven
banded
Having encircling marks
- linedMarked with parallel marks
- striatedMarked with parallel grooves
- zebraStriped African horse relative
tiger · tabby · pinstripe · awning · brindled · veined · ribboned · pyjamas · nautical
fatty
High in lipids
greasy · suet · rich · unctuous · veined · layered · interlaced · ribboned · banded · stratified
erratic
Lacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
patchy · hit-or-miss · fluctuating · volatile · intermittent · uneven · unreliable · variable · fitful · spotty
smeared
Spread carelessly across
- blurredIndistinct, lacking clarity
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- grubbySoiled and unkempt
soiled · stained · splotchy · messy · dirty · grimy · spotted · tarnished · muddy · cloudy
rasher
Bacon portion
grilled · smoked · cured · pan-fried · pork · breakfast · savoury · salty · greasy · umami
- surface conditionscracked, damaged, dirty, clean, weathered
- breakfastpancakes, eggs Benedict, waffles, bacon, French toast
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
- unevenuneven, irregular, unequal, nonuniform, asymmetric
streakyuniform
Identical throughout
even · plain · unpatterned · solid · smooth
streakyconsistent
Not varying or contradicting
steady · uniform · homogeneous · reliable · dependable
- winning streakConsecutive successes over time
- losing streakSeries of consecutive defeats
- lucky streakSustained run of wins
- hot streakSustained period of success
- mean streakTendency toward malice
- win streak
streak, streaked, streaks, streaking, streaker, streakier, streakiest, streakily, streakiness