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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Competing against the Vikings in a joint practice on Wednesday, Maye had a streaky performance against defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ unit.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Both National League East contenders have been very streaky.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
McMahon, a streaky hitter, entered Friday’s game hitting 7 for 56 (.125) with 23 strikeouts over his last 16 games.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Now halfway through the third season of his seven-year, $177 million contract with the Cubs, Swanson’s overall production has already been worth almost $90 million, according to FanGraphs’ calculations, as a streaky power hitter and a Gold Glove defender.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Both National League East contenders have been very streaky.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
McMahon, a streaky hitter, entered Friday’s game hitting 7 for 56 (.125) with 23 strikeouts over his last 16 games.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Now halfway through the third season of his seven-year, $177 million contract with the Cubs, Swanson’s overall production has already been worth almost $90 million, according to FanGraphs’ calculations, as a streaky power hitter and a Gold Glove defender.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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“Streaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaky. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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