streakier; streakiest
1
: marked with streaks
streaky bacon
2
: apprehensive
nervous and streaky
3
: apt to vary (as in effectiveness) : unreliable
streakiness
noun
Examples of streaky in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Their inconsistency is a natural side effect of their youth and streaky offense.
—
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
New York forced the Pistons into six of their 19 turnovers in the game’s final 12 minutes en route to a 21-0 run, all by sticking to the game plan, guarding Cunningham aggressively and living with the results from the rest of a streaky Detroit team missing a true No. 2 option.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The 2024 Gold Glove winner is prone to infield flies, strikes out a lot and can be extremely streaky.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The offense as a whole, like the team, has been streaky.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for streaky
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
New York forced the Pistons into six of their 19 turnovers in the game’s final 12 minutes en route to a 21-0 run, all by sticking to the game plan, guarding Cunningham aggressively and living with the results from the rest of a streaky Detroit team missing a true No. 2 option.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The 2024 Gold Glove winner is prone to infield flies, strikes out a lot and can be extremely streaky.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The offense as a whole, like the team, has been streaky.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for streaky
Cite this Entry
“Streaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaky. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
streaky
adjective
streakier; streakiest
1
: having or showing streaks
2
: likely to vary : changeable
a streaky hitter in baseball
streakiness
noun
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share