spottyadjective
uk/ˈspɒt.i/us/ˈspɑː.t̬i/spotty adjective (SKIN)
UK used to describe a person with spots on their skin:
I knew him when he was just a spotty youth.
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- pimple
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- ulcerated
- verruca
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spotty adjective (NOT ALWAYS GOOD)
US UK patchy bad in some parts:
She has a fairly spotty work record.
Sales have picked up a little but they're still spotty.
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Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- adequate
- agreeable
- all very well idiom
- all very well/fine/good idiom
- average
- cut
- fair
- half decent
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- kind
- pass
- patchy
- reasonable
- refined
- rose
- rough edges idiom
- satisfactory
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