spotty
adjective /ˈspɒti/
/ˈspɑːti/
(spottier, spottiest)
- (British English, usually disapproving) (of a person) having a lot of spots on the skin synonym pimply
- a spotty adolescent
- a spotty face
- (North American English) (also patchy British and North American English)not complete; good in some parts, but not in others
- (also spotted)(of cloth, etc.) having a regular pattern of small dots (= small round marks) on it
- a spotty dress