specked

3.2

Covered with many small spots like drops of paint

adjective
/spɛkt/

: manchado

After a moment in darkness, he plunged out into the black, star-specked, perpetual night of space.

Examples

The bird had a specked plumage that helped it blend in with the forest.
She wore a dress that was specked with colorful dots, making it stand out.
This was a pretty specked out cool little car.
So this is the amount of heat that they're supposed to output that are specked much lower than they actually should be.
The wall was covered in specked paint, giving it a unique texture.

Synonyms

mottled

vsspecked

7 6.3

Covered with spots or patches of different colors

refers specifically to many small dots or tiny marks instead of patches

dappled

vsspecked

5 5.5

Having light and dark spots in an uneven pattern

means being covered by small dots rather than larger color patches

spotty

vsspecked

4 1.4

Marked with small spots or patches of a different color

is the simpler idea of many small dotlike marks across a surface

spotted

vsspecked

2 1.0

Having spots or patches of a different color

describes the same small mark pattern more generally and neutrally

speckled

vsspecked

1 2.8

Covered with many small spots of a different color

is the general notion of being marked by small dots or marks

bespeckled

vsspecked

1 7.1

Having small spots on the surface

is the basic idea of being marked by small dots or spots

punctate

vsspecked

Specialized

1 8.9

Having many small dots or spots on skin and leaves

is the everyday term for small scattered dots without technical tone

speckly

vsspecked

3.5

A surface with many small spots like dots on an egg or cloth

is the neutral description for being covered in small dots

flyspecked

vsspecked

7.2

Marked by many small dark spots left by flies

covers the same spotted look but without a specific cause

dotted

vsspecked

2.4

Having small dots on it

is a broader term for any small scattered dots or marks

flecked

vsspecked

4.4

With small spots of a different color

focuses on small dot marks overall rather than color flecks

stippled

vsspecked

Specialized

7.2

A surface covered with many small dots, often made by paint or ink

refers to small dot marks in general use, not an art method

maculate

vsspecked

9.9

Marked with spots or stains, for example on cloth

is the cleaner sense of being covered by many tiny dots

Antonyms

unmarked

43 4.3

Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to

How Spotted

mottled

7 6.3

blotched

6.7

spotted

2 1.0

specked

3.2

flecked

4.4

Surface Forms

specked positive

Morphology

specked = speck (transparent) = speck + ed

The adjective is a regular participial/adjectival formation from 'speck', meaning 'having small spots', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Specked comes from the little word speck, which means a 'tiny spot' or 'small bit' and is related to the word speckle. So, to be specked is to be marked or covered with many small dots.