spottish

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adjective

Characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.

OriginMiddle English spottish →
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adjectivespottish (comparative more spottish, superlative most spottish)

comparative more spottish · superlative most spottish

  1. Characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.

    Kolmård marble consists of crystalline limestone containing serpentine, which gives a spottish green appearance to the stone.

    1893, Swedish Catalogue, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago

Origin

  1. Middle Englishspottish
  2. Englishspottish

From Middle English spottish, spottyssh, equivalent to spot + -ish.

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APA

spottish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spottish

MLA

“spottish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spottish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spottish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spottish.

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