Read full poem →His breeches are patchy,
His shirt full of thread,
Dictionary Entry
Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
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. patchydistribution patchyareas patchyenvironment patchyinfiltrates patchynature patchy
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Poetry examples for “patchy”
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Read full poem →Each life unfulfilled, you see;
It hangs still, patchy and scrappy:
We have not sighed deep, laughed free,