spotty
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1.4
- adjective
- /ˈspɑːti/
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moteado
- Her skin was spotty, and her eyes were squinting through her glasses while she watched the road.
- a spotty face
- spotty showers
- blue and spotty
Also got this really cute little see through spotty crop.
- Also got this really cute little see through spotty crop.
- I, I don't know how best to describe that, but there's absolutely no skipping or spotty dotties as I have lovingly called it before.
Examples
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His skin is thickened, red, spotty, and raised with a texture much like an orange peel.
Blog text (10) -
Next up is the new look spotty jumpsuit.
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The rest of it is spotty.
Blog text (15) -
These are spotty trousers and I love these a lot.
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Some spotty showers will linger into the morning hours Wednesday, and at that time, some snow could mix in.
Blog text (7) -
She wears a black woven dress, an ancient dress faded in places to a spotty brown.
Academic text (1993) -
INT. George's Beach Shack Bedroom - Morning George Nelson, 42, squints and shivers as the spotty morning light and ocean breeze enter through an open window.
Fiction book (2001) -
The shirt she wore was covered in spotty patterns of green and yellow.
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The garden was filled with spotty flowers that added a splash of color.
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He painted the wall with a spotty design, mixing various bright colors.
Synonyms
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3.7
Not the same quality in all parts
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6.3
Covered with spots or patches of different colors
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5.0
Having irregular patches of colour on the skin or other surfaces
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5.5
Having light and dark spots in an uneven pattern
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7.2
Having patches or streaks of different colors
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5.6
A surface with uneven patches or spots
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1.0
Having spots or patches of a different color
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2.8
Covered with many small spots of a different color
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3.3
Having yellow spots on its surface
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7.1
Having small spots on the surface
Shows areas of different color or material
Covered with many small spots like drops of paint
A surface with many small spots like dots on an egg or cloth
With small spots of a different color
Marked with irregular spots of a different color
Something that has uneven spots like stains
An object or animal that has irregular white spots
Having yellow marks on the surface
Covered with small brown spots
Having small brown spots often seen on eggs or feathers
Antonyms
How Spotted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spotty comes from the simple word spot meaning 'a small mark' and the ending -y meaning 'full of', so it originally meant 'full of spots', like a dog or dress covered in dots.