(literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.

comparative form of patchy: more patchy

superlative form of patchy: most patchy

Resembling a patch or patchwork

plural of Big Bend patchnose snake

Able to be repaired; mendable. / Able to be patched into an electrical circuit or system.

Alternative spelling of patchouli

A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.

A person who patches something. / (computing) A process or program that applies a software patch. / (mining, historical) The driver's assistant or lackey in a team of miners.

plural of patchboard