- streaky
-
adjective
(streakier; -est)
Date: 1722
1. marked with streaks <streaky bacon> 2. apprehensive <nervous and streaky> 3. apt to vary (as in effectiveness) ; unreliable • streakiness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
streaky
Look at other dictionaries:
Streaky — Streak y, a. Same as {Streaked}, 1. The streaky west. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
streaky — ► ADJECTIVE (streakier, streakiest) 1) having streaks. 2) Brit. (of bacon) from the belly, thus having alternate strips of fat and lean. DERIVATIVES streakily adverb streakiness noun … English terms dictionary
streaky — [strē′kē] adj. streakier, streakiest 1. marked with or showing streaks 2. occurring in streaks 3. uneven or variable, as in quality streakily adv. streakiness n … English World dictionary
streaky — [[t]stri͟ːki[/t]] streakier, streakiest ADJ GRADED Something that is streaky is marked with long stripes that are a different colour to the rest of it. She has streaky fair hair and blue eyes. ...the empty house with its streaky windows … English dictionary
streaky — UK [ˈstriːkɪ] / US [ˈstrɪkɪ] adjective Word forms streaky : adjective streaky comparative streakier superlative streakiest marked with streaks streaky windows … English dictionary
streaky — adj. Streaky is used with these nouns: ↑bacon … Collocations dictionary
streaky — streak|y [ˈstri:ki] adj marked with streaks ▪ streaky grayish marks … Dictionary of contemporary English
streaky — streak|y [ striki ] adjective marked with STREAKS: streaky windows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
streaky — adjective marked with streaks: When I washed the shirt it went all streaky … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Streaky Bay — Staat: Australien Bundesstaat … Deutsch Wikipedia
