streaky

== English == === Etymology === From streak + -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɹiːki/ Rhymes: -iːki === Adjective === streaky (comparative streakier, superlative streakiest) Having streaks. (cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman. Unpredictable, variable; having periods of good and bad (e.g. weather). (Can we date this quote?), George Bartram, The White-headed Boy, page 204: It was one of those streaky days you often find at the end of a Kerry winter, with little spurts of cold rain and puffs of chilling wind and now and then glimpses of weak sunshine. (chiefly of a person, usually Canada, US, in particular) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent. (archaic, slang) Having periods of irritation or bad temper. (soccer) Not well-executed, due to luck more than skill. ==== Derived terms ==== streakily streakiness streaky bacon ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary === Anagrams === Starkey, keytars