streaky

/ˈstriːki/

中文释义来自 ECDICT

词干

后缀

-y: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”. · Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".

From streak + -y.

1Having streaks.
2(cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
3Unpredictable, variable; having periods of good and bad (e.g. weather).
4(chiefly of a person, usually Canada, US