blotchy
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5.0
- adjective
- /ˈblɑːtʃi/
- After spending hours in the sun without sunscreen, her skin became red and blotchy.
- blotchy red
- blotchy skin
- blotchy face
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Examples
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Her skin is blotchy, and she looks strung out.
Fiction book (1994) -
I tend to get severely dehydrated skin that gets blotchy after one of these nights.
Blog text (20) -
Oh, God, I look so blotchy.
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Now we can also see all of these dark blotchy spots.
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During the winter, Ruth can look blotchy and strange.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her face was blotchy; her wet makeup glistened.
Fiction book (1991) -
His face was puffed on one side, and both hands were blotchy with red welts.
Fiction book (1990) -
He's got blotchy skin.
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I was shocked by her frail body, skin sagging in pockets under her eyes, the blotchy cheeks.
Fiction book (2000) -
Christopher's pink skin was temporarily red and blotchy as his body accustomed itself to the scalding bathwater.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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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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4.4
With small spots of a different color
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1.4
Marked with small spots or patches of a different color
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5.6
A surface with uneven patches or spots
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6.7
Marked with irregular spots of a different color
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3.0
Having many small brown spots on skin or other things
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6.1
Something that has uneven spots like stains
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7.1
Having small spots on the surface
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9.9
Marked with spots or stains, for example on cloth
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3.5
A surface with many small spots like dots on an egg or cloth
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Etymology
Blotchy comes from the simple word blot, which means 'spot' or 'stain'. Imagine ink blots or patches of colour, and something 'blotchy' has these uneven spots, so we use it for skin or surfaces with irregular marks.