splotchy

splotch

 (splŏch)
n.
An irregularly shaped spot, stain, or colored area.
tr.v. splotched, splotch·ing, splotch·es
To mark with splotches or a splotch.

[Perhaps blend of spot, blot and botch.]

splotch′i·ness n.
splotch′y adj.
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splotch•y

(ˈsplɒtʃ i)

adj. splotch•i•er, splotch•i•est.
marked or covered with splotches.
[1805–15]
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