speckled

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/ˈspɛkəld/

adjective

Marked with dots or spots, spotted.

“The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.”

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivespeckled (comparative more speckled, superlative most speckled)

comparative more speckled · superlative most speckled

  1. Marked with dots or spots, spotted.

    The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

adjectivehaving a pattern of dots

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ῥαντός
  • ῥαντός (rhantós)marked with dots
Bulgarian петнист, пъстър
  • петнист (petnist)marked with dots
  • пъстър (păstăr)irregularly marked
Catalan motejat, tacat
  • motejatmarked with dots
  • tacatirregularly marked
Dutch gespikkeld
  • gespikkeldmarked with dots
Finnish pilkullinen, pilkukas
  • pilkullinenmarked with dots
  • pilkukasmarked with dots
  • läiskikäsirregularly marked
German gesprenkelt
  • gesprenkeltmarked with dots
Irish ballach
  • ballachmarked with dots
Italian maculato, macchiettato
  • maculatomarked with dots
  • macchiettatomarked with dots
  • chiazzatomarked with dots
  • macchiettatoirregularly marked
  • chiazzatoirregularly marked
Latin sparsus
  • sparsusmarked with dots
Māori kōtiwhatiwha, kōtingotingo
  • kōtiwhatiwhamarked with dots
  • kōtingotingoirregularly marked
Polish cętkowany, nakrapiany
  • cętkowanymarked with dots
  • nakrapianymarked with dots
Scottish Gaelic ballach, riabhach
  • ballachirregularly marked
  • riabhachirregularly marked
Spanish moteado, punteado
  • moteadomarked with dots
  • punteadomarked with dots
  • jaspeadomarked with dots
  • manchadoirregularly marked
  • jaspeadoirregularly marked
Swedish spräcklig, spräcklig
  • spräckligmarked with dots
  • spräckligirregularly marked
Cite this entry
APA

speckled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speckled

MLA

“speckled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speckled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speckled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speckled.

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