spottiness

noun

spot·​ti·​ness -ät|ēnə̇s 

-ät|, 

|in-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being spotty

economical, clean heat without spottiness or drafts

—Better Homes & Gardens

the spottiness of American labor history is due largely to … the business cycles

—Roger Burlingame

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