SPOTTILY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

spottily

adverb

Definition of spottily

as in intermittently

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Adverb

Running or Leaking Toilet Some toilets leak or run intermittently, quietly enough to go unnoticed.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 25 Oct. 2026
In 2024, Tony Hout joined the vaccine trial at MD Anderson after seeking care for a spot on his ear that had been bleeding intermittently and wouldn’t fully heal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermittently

Adverb

To be clear, this remains a bull market, the S&P 500's uptrend unbroken, with constant rotations between AI tech and remainder of the market fitfully supporting the tape, with pullbacks limited to 3% for half a year.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Using the history of gay male desire in different time periods — dangerous, clandestine, outlawed and at long last fitfully accepted — the film examines legacy and what gets handed down across time.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of fitfully

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However, that stiffness can make physical interactions harder to manage, especially when objects move unpredictably or require a softer touch.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Over time, the tags fall off or attach chaotically, meaning tags are inconsistent between cells and genes start turning on unpredictably.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpredictably

Adverb

And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortuitously

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If presented with something to grip, even unconsciously, many jaws will.

— Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Our brain makes these predictions both consciously and unconsciously, relying on past sensory and physical experience to run the odds.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconsciously

Adverb

Throughout this story, the husband is unwittingly chasing a sense of relief.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
In the second film of the two-part blockbuster, Elphaba’s spell to save Prince Fiyero’s life unwittingly transforms him into a scarecrow.

— Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of unwittingly

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