splotchy

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adjective

Marked or covered with large, irregular spots.

OriginMiddle English splotty →
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Meanings

adjectivesplotchy (comparative splotchier, superlative splotchiest)

comparative splotchier · superlative splotchiest

  1. Marked or covered with large, irregular spots.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsplotty
  2. Englishsplotchy

From an alteration (due to splotch) of Middle English splotty, equivalent to splotch + -y. * IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈsplɒ.tʃi/ * Audio (Southern England): (file) * Rhymes: -ɒtʃi

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Translations

Bulgarian изплескан
  • изплескан (izpleskan)marked or covered with large irregular spots
Hungarian maszatos
  • maszatosmarked or covered with large irregular spots
Māori kōpurepure
  • kōpurepuremarked or covered with large irregular spots
Polish poplamiony, upaćkany
  • poplamionymarked or covered with large irregular spots
  • upaćkanymarked or covered with large irregular spots
Spanish moteado
  • moteadomarked or covered with large irregular spots
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APA

splotchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splotchy

MLA

“splotchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splotchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splotchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splotchy.

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