dotted
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- adjective
- /ˈdɑːtɪd/
- I have a little dotted line here, a little dotted line, OK, This is R.
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Watch on YouTubeThe whole movie is dotted with principles.
- The whole movie is dotted with principles.
- To recall Ethel Rosenberg's green polka dotted dress.
- Literally frog marched me down to the recruitment office & on the dotted line.
- Three close tips form a dotted fine and intense line.
Examples
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Now where can I draw a dotted line around the whole process?
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I love these dark druids just dotted along the pathway.
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And then this dotted line is Omega.
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They're white marble, dotted here and there by dark, cloaked ushers.
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The dress she wore was covered in colorful dotted patterns that attracted everyone's attention.
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He used a dotted pen to create a whimsical design on the paper.
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The children's artwork featured a bright dotted background with various shapes.
Synonyms
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Covered with many small spots of a different color
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With small spots of a different color
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A surface covered with many small dots, often made by paint or ink
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Covered with many small spots like drops of paint
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Having many small dots or spots on skin and leaves
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Having a pattern of small dots
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A North American wildflower with many stems and spikes of lavender-pink flowers that attract butterflies and bees
How Dotted
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Etymology
Dotted comes from the simple word dot and the ending -ed, where dot means 'small spot'. Imagine a dress or paper covered in tiny dots, and you have an easy picture of what dotted means: 'marked with small spots'.