moley

1 9.6

With many small dark spots on the skin

adjective
/ˈmoʊli/

: manchado

Some people feel self-conscious about their moley skin, especially in summer.

Examples

His moley back made him hesitant to go swimming with friends.
She wore long sleeves to cover her moley arms at the beach.
She has a moley back.
His arms are quite moley.
Some people feel self-conscious about their moley skin, especially in summer.
She wore long sleeves to cover her moley arms at the beach.
His moley back made him hesitant to go swimming with friends.

Synonyms

freckly

vsmoley

1 3.0

Having many small brown spots on skin or other things

refers to many darker skin marks rather than light brown spots

dark-spotted

vsmoley

1 4.1

Having dark marks on the surface or skin

refers to many dark skin marks rather than single dark spots

bespeckled

vsmoley

1 7.1

Having small spots on the surface

describes many skin marks specifically rather than general surface spots

Idioms

holy moley

Informal

3 9.6

A short surprised phrase people say when they are shocked

How Spotted

moley

1 9.6

spotted

42 1.0

freckled

15 2.7

smooth-skinned

9 3.5

Surface Forms

moley positive

Morphology

moley = mole (transparent) = mole + y

The adjective is a regular colloquial formation from 'mole' plus '-y', meaning 'having many' or 'characterized by' moles.

Etymology

Moley comes from mole, which is a small dark spot on the skin, plus the ending -y that means 'full of'. So moley means 'covered with moles', like 'hairy' means 'full of hair'.