SPOTTILY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

spottily

adverb

Definition of spottily

as in intermittently

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Adverb

Oslo is intermittently concerned that the tiny Russian settlement of Barentsburg on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago might seek to become something bigger.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Roosevelt lived and ranched in North Dakota intermittently for about two years after the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day in 1884.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of intermittently

Adverb

Martin Filler The Met’s new Tristan und Isolde was a vocal triumph for Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres, but Yuval Sharon’s staging only fitfully captured the essence of Wagner’s masterpiece.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
That’s Duncan’s dilemma from the very beginning of this fitfully hilarious episode of The Audacity.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of fitfully

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Children played with buscaniguas, small chasing firecrackers that darted unpredictably across the ground.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
When alerts start to fluctuate unpredictably or systems require constant recalibration, teams often lose trust quickly.

— Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of unpredictably

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Dean Fleischer Camp directed the film, which was originally meant to stream on Disney+, but fortuitously, things changed and, in 2024, the film was given a theatrical release.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2026
Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of fortuitously

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But aside from the virtually non-existent rear visibility and my tendency to unconsciously favor the left side of the lane due to the car’s central seating position, the 21C is remarkably easy to acclimate to.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Many liberals had been disciplined to adopt methods that purported to strictly confine legal interpretation, only to discover that their most prominent adherents, whether covertly or unconsciously, had other plans.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of unconsciously

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His decision to put Iggy Pop‘s voice and James Williamson’s wild guitar melodies up front (while keeping the volume low on the rhythm section) inadvertently created a template used by bands from the Sex Pistols to the White Stripes and beyond.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
This could inadvertently create a legal profession divided by technology, hindering smaller firms' ability to compete.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of inadvertently

Adverb

But Balogun may have unwittingly played a role in the team’s demise as well.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Storied actor Judd Hirsch played Daniel’s lovably neurotic father, who finds himself unwittingly along for the top-secret ride.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of unwittingly

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