streaky

adjective

ˈstrē-kē How to pronounce streaky (audio)
streakier; streakiest
1
: marked with streaks
streaky bacon
2
: apprehensive
nervous and streaky
3
: apt to vary (as in effectiveness) : unreliable
streakiness noun

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It's been a streaky stretch for the Marlins, who lost three in a row, won four and lost five before their current run of three straight wins. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 Yet in a league where teams try to stack their lineups full of shooters in order to spread the floor, Hart can be polarizing because of his streaky shooting. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026 But overall, Samoskevich was streaky during his Panthers tenure and struggled to finish plays. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026 The South Dakota park features over 240,000 acres of rugged spires, streaky buttes, and vast fossil beds. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for streaky

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First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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streaky

adjective
ˈstrē-kē How to pronounce streaky (audio)
streakier; streakiest
1
: having or showing streaks
2
: likely to vary : changeable
a streaky hitter in baseball
streakiness noun
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