- Streaky
- Streaky \Streak"y\, a. Same as {Streaked}, 1. ``The streaky west.'' --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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streaky — ► ADJECTIVE (streakier, streakiest) 1) having streaks. 2) Brit. (of bacon) from the belly, thus having alternate strips of fat and lean. DERIVATIVES streakily adverb streakiness noun … English terms dictionary
streaky — [strē′kē] adj. streakier, streakiest 1. marked with or showing streaks 2. occurring in streaks 3. uneven or variable, as in quality streakily adv. streakiness n … English World dictionary
streaky — [[t]stri͟ːki[/t]] streakier, streakiest ADJ GRADED Something that is streaky is marked with long stripes that are a different colour to the rest of it. She has streaky fair hair and blue eyes. ...the empty house with its streaky windows … English dictionary
streaky — UK [ˈstriːkɪ] / US [ˈstrɪkɪ] adjective Word forms streaky : adjective streaky comparative streakier superlative streakiest marked with streaks streaky windows … English dictionary
streaky — adjective (streakier; est) Date: 1722 1. marked with streaks < streaky bacon > 2. apprehensive < nervous and streaky > 3. apt to vary (as in effectiveness) ; unreliable • streakiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
streaky — adj. Streaky is used with these nouns: ↑bacon … Collocations dictionary
streaky — streak|y [ˈstri:ki] adj marked with streaks ▪ streaky grayish marks … Dictionary of contemporary English
streaky — streak|y [ striki ] adjective marked with STREAKS: streaky windows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
streaky — adjective marked with streaks: When I washed the shirt it went all streaky … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Streaky Bay — Staat: Australien Bundesstaat … Deutsch Wikipedia
