Meanings
adjectiveblotchy (comparative blotchier, superlative blotchiest)
comparative blotchier · superlative blotchiest
- Covered in blotches.
The sunset colors were not sunset. The sun was bright and blinding overhead, surrounded by reddish clouds, glaring down on the fairy city. The sky was—blotchy. It was daylight, but through the clouds bright stars were shining.
1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling
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adjectivemarred by discolored spots or blotches
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Origin
Translations
Czech skvrnitý, flekatý
- skvrnitýcovered in blotches
- flekatýcovered in blotches
Irish ballach
- ballachcovered in blotches
Māori kōpure, kōpurepure
- kōpurecovered in blotches
- kōpurepurecovered in blotches
Polish plamisty
- plamistycovered in blotches
Swedish flammig
- flammigcovered in blotches
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APA
blotchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blotchy
MLA
“blotchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blotchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blotchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blotchy.
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