Etymology

spotty

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Today it means: Having spots; spotted. Full definition →

Middle English spotty
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromspotty
  2. English todayspotty

From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.