splotchyadj.
/ˈsplɒtʃi/, U.S. /ˈsplɑtʃi/ Covered with splotches or stains; having the appearance of splotches.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [adjective]
patchy1583
bloached1725
mealy1804
splotchy1863
splodgy1882
sploshy1942
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > stained > blotched
blotched1604
bloaty?1706
blotchy1824
splotchy1863
sploshy1942
1863 M. E. Braddon Eleanor's Victory v There were splotchy engravings scattered here and there through the pages of Monsieur Féval's romance.
1874 A. Helps Ivan De Biron vii. xii. 448 The splotchy aspect of the painted scenery.
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adj.1863- reducibleness
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