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[ dot-id ] / ˈdɒt ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dotted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemarked with a dot or dots. consisting or constructed of dots. having objects scattered or placed in a random manner: a landscape dotted with small houses. Origin of dottedFirst recorded in 1765–75; dot1 + -ed3 OTHER WORDS FROM dottedun·dot·ted, adjectiveWords nearby dotteddoting, dot matrix, dot-matrix printer, dot product, dot-sequential, dotted, dotted line, dotterel, dot the i's and cross the t's, Dottie, dottle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dottedBut his file is also dotted with frequent warnings of misconduct. Chicago Priests Raped and Pillaged for 50 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Several police cars are dotted alongside the column while three or four policemen stand around on the grass watching the vehicles. Pro-Russian Protesters in East Ukraine Laugh at Kiev’s Threats|David Patrikarakos|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The political constellation is dotted with a range of parties representing different interests, with overlap between them. Peace Talks Play Well at the Israeli Polls|Brent E. Sasley|August 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST The city is now dotted by small settlements, each home no matter how remote guarded by a soldier from the Israeli army. "Obama, Come Here To Hebron"|Ali Gharib|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The West Bank, the area slated for a Palestinian state, is today dotted by Israeli settlements. Last Chance Saloon|Daniel Gavron|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST History, too, has its dotted lines, where supposition fills up gaps for which we have no certain information. Terre Napoleon|Ernest Scott Great valleys opened out, dotted with mimosa patches and baobab, and half a hundred varieties of shrubbery. Haviland's Chum|Bertram Mitford The sea was dotted with men battling for life amidst the waves. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott The dotted line shows the route that most people suggest, but it is not quite so long as the other. Amusements in Mathematics|Henry Ernest Dudeney They were dotted, on this sunny morning, with the most beautiful flowers. Beginner's Book in Language|H. Jeschke
British Dictionary definitions for dotted
adjectivehaving dots, esp having a pattern of dots music - (of a note) increased to one and a half times its original time valueSee dot 1 (def. 4)
- (of a musical rhythm) characterized by dotted notesCompare double-dotted See also notes inégales
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