spotty

adj

1. Having spots; spotted.
2. Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.

   “Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty.”

3. Of inconsistent quality.

   “Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy”

   “Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.”

4. Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad.

   “Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy”

   “Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.”

noun

1. A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus

   “I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.”