streaky

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstriːki/

adjective (streakier, streakiest)

  • 1having streaks of different colours or textures: streaky blond hair
  • British (of bacon) cut from the belly and having alternate strips of fat and lean.
  • 2 informal, chiefly North American variable in quality; not predictable or reliable: King has always been a famously streaky hitter
  • 3British informal lucky: Wise’s rather streaky opening goal for Chelsea

Derivatives

streakily

adverb

streakiness

noun