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brownish-speckled

brownish-speckled

3.9
Covered with small brown spots
  • adjective
translation icon : manchado de marrón
  • The brownish-speckled eggs were well camouflaged among the leaves.

Examples

  • She admired the brownish-speckled feathers on the bird's back.

  • We found a brownish-speckled mushroom growing at the base of the tree.

  • The wall was brownish-speckled with age.

  • I found a brownish-speckled egg in the garden.

  • She admired the brownish-speckled feathers on the bird's back.

  • The brownish-speckled eggs were well camouflaged among the leaves.

  • We found a brownish-speckled mushroom growing at the base of the tree.

Synonyms

mottled
vsbrownish-speckled
7 6.3

Covered with spots or patches of different colors

restricts the pattern to small brownish speckles not broad color patches
blotchy
vsbrownish-speckled
5 5.0

Having irregular patches of colour on the skin or other surfaces

means many small brownish speckles rather than uneven discolored patches
dappled
vsbrownish-speckled
5 5.5

Having light and dark spots in an uneven pattern

uses many small brownish speckles rather than larger irregular patches
variegated
vsbrownish-speckled
5 7.2

Having patches or streaks of different colors

is about uniform small brownish speckles not multicolored variety
spotty
vsbrownish-speckled
4 1.4

Marked with small spots or patches of a different color

limits contrast to many small brownish speckles rather than varied spots
spotted
vsbrownish-speckled
2 1.0

Having spots or patches of a different color

refers specifically to small brownish spots rather than larger patches
speckled
vsbrownish-speckled
1 2.8

Covered with many small spots of a different color

focuses specifically on those small spots being brownish in color
freckly
vsbrownish-speckled
1 3.0

Having many small brown spots on skin or other things

is broader and applies to any surface with brownish small spots
brown-speckled
vsbrownish-speckled
3.0

Having small brown spots often seen on eggs or feathers

uses a slightly less exact brown tone for the small spots
specked
vsbrownish-speckled
3.2

Covered with many small spots like drops of paint

specifies that those small dots are brownish rather than any color
speckly
vsbrownish-speckled
3.5

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

limits this to tiny spots that have a brownish hue
flecked
vsbrownish-speckled
4.4

With small spots of a different color

means those tiny marks are brownish rather than any color or light
splotched
vsbrownish-speckled
6.1

Something that has uneven spots like stains

describes many small brownish speckles rather than large irregular blots
blotched
vsbrownish-speckled
6.7

Marked with irregular spots of a different color

refers to many small brownish speckles rather than large color blotches

Antonyms

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

How Brown

brownish-speckled
3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

brownish-speckled = brownish + speckled (transparent) = brownish + speckled

The word is a clear compound of 'brownish' and 'speckled', meaning marked with small brownish spots, which learners can derive from the components.

Etymology

Brownish-speckled breaks into brownish (meaning 'somewhat brown') and speckled, which comes from speck ('small spot'). So brownish-speckled simply means 'covered with many small brown spots', which is why we use it for things marked with brownish speckles.