STREAKY

streaked, streaky

(adjective) marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; “streaked hair”; “fat legs and dirty streaky faces”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

streaky (comparative streakier, superlative streakiest)

Having streaks.

(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.

(chiefly, of a person, usually North America) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.

(soccer) Not well-executed, due to luck more than skill.

Anagrams

• Starkey, keytars

Source: Wiktionary


Streak"y, a.

Definition: Same as Streaked, 1. "The streaky west." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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