adjScot easily seen or recognized[C18: from dialect kenspeck, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kennispecki power of recognition; related to ken]
ken•speck•le
(ˈkɛnˌspɛk əl)
adj. Chiefly Scot. easily seen or recognized; conspicuous. [1705–15; derivative (see -le) of kenspeck (< Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kjennespak quick at recognizing, literally, know-clever); see ken]