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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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.
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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
Payne is a career 36.9% three-point shooter known-best as a streaky scorer and feisty competitor.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Matt Chapman, the streaky hitter on a hot streak, drove him to second with a lined single.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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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
Payne is a career 36.9% three-point shooter known-best as a streaky scorer and feisty competitor.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Matt Chapman, the streaky hitter on a hot streak, drove him to second with a lined single.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 May 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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