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[ spot-ee ] / ˈspɒt i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spotty ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, spot·ti·er, spot·ti·est.full of, having, or occurring in spots: spotty coloring. irregular or uneven in quality or character: a spotty performance. Origin of spottyMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at spot, -y1 SYNONYMS FOR spotty2 erratic, random, sporadic, episodic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR spotty ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM spottyspot·ti·ly, adverbspot·ti·ness, nounWords nearby spottyspotter, spot test, spot test for infectious mononucleosis, spottie, spot TV, spotty, spot-weld, spousal, spouse, spout, spout cup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spottyBut in the painting, because this is a Thomas Kinkade piece, Spotty looks like a sweet little Dalmatian. The Drunken Downfall of Evangelical America's Favorite Painter|Zac Bissonnette|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had, as Weisbrode points out, a great reverence for the institution of monarchy, but a spotty record with monarchs. Bags of Swank: The Unlikely Alliance Between Churchill and George VI|Michael Korda|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Third, he relied on spotty intelligence and the threat of chemical weapons to justify a preemptive strike. A Veteran Sees Echoes of Iraq and Argues Against Intervention in Syria|Brian Van Reet|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Because the cooling system was also spotty, all doors were always open. Cruise Ships: They’re Just Floating Bathrooms|Brian David Bruns|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Promotion has been spotty for officers who distinguished themselves by their imagination in either war. New Biography of General Petraeus Misses the Man|John Barry|February 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST All the light went with her, it seemed to Garth, and the cabin became a sordid, spotty little hole. Two on the Trail|Hulbert Footner Spotty called a halt when he had gone a couple of miles, and considered the question of the unjustness of his master. The Sweep Winner|Nat Gould The high lights may now be strengthened, taking care not to make them violent or spotty. The Art and Practice of Silver Printing|H. P. Robinson Spotty was a genial, kindly soul, with whom I had various dealings. The Indians of the Painted Desert Region|George Wharton James Spotty isn't a mammal, as are all of you and all those we have been learning about, but is a reptile. The Burgess Animal Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
British Dictionary definitions for spotty
adjective -tier or -tiestabounding in or characterized by spots or marks, esp on the skina spotty face not consistent or uniform; irregular or uneven, often in quality Derived forms of spottyspottily, adverbspottiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spottypatchy, uneven, erratic, sporadic, desultory, flickering, spasmodic, unequal, fluctuating, on-again-off-again, pimply |