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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Gorman has always come with swing-and-miss, and he’s also profiled as a streaky hitter (such is the trade-off with most power hitters) but his lulls are becoming too large to ignore.
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Katie Woo, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
The big variable for Chicago is Christopher Morel, a streaky slugger who blasted 26 homers last season but also struck out 133 times in 107 games.
—Jay Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Gobert is a complete non-factor as a scorer outside of the paint, while Jaden McDaniels has been a streaky shooter throughout his four-year NBA career as well.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Alonso has been exceptionally streaky this season, and while the analytics don’t show any major regression, his average with runners in scoring position is uncharacteristic (.207).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Katie Woo, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
The big variable for Chicago is Christopher Morel, a streaky slugger who blasted 26 homers last season but also struck out 133 times in 107 games.
—Jay Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Gobert is a complete non-factor as a scorer outside of the paint, while Jaden McDaniels has been a streaky shooter throughout his four-year NBA career as well.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Alonso has been exceptionally streaky this season, and while the analytics don’t show any major regression, his average with runners in scoring position is uncharacteristic (.207).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Streaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaky. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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streaky
adjective
streakier; streakiest
1
: having or showing streaks
2
: likely to vary : changeable
a streaky hitter in baseball
streakiness
noun
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