ˈstrēkē, -ki adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: streak (I) + -y
1.
a. : resembling or characterized by streaks
a smoky fleece … brushed to give a streaky effect — Women's Wear Daily
b. : marked with streaks
fat legs and dirty, streaky face — Hugh Walpole
c. : having alternate streaks of fat and lean
streaky bacon
2. : apprehensive
as nervous and streaky about it as a cat on a hot rock — H.L.Davis
3. : of mixed quality : variable , unreliable
humans are the most streaky of conceivable things — H.G.Wells