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blotchy

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blotch  (blch)
n.
1. A spot or blot; a splotch.
2. A discoloration on the skin; a blemish.
3. Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit.
tr. & intr.v. blotched, blotch·ing, blotch·es
To mark or become marked with blotches.
[Probably blend of blot and botch.]
blotchi·ly adv.
blotchi·ness n.
blotchy adj.
blotchy [ˈblɒtʃɪ]
adj
covered in or marked by blotches
blotchily  adv
blotchiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.blotchy - marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
blotched, splotched
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
2.blotchy - marred by discolored spots or blotches; "blotchy skin"
blemished - marred by imperfections
blotchy
adjective spotty, uneven, patchy, blemished, macular blotchy marks on the leaves
Translations
blotchy [ˈblɒtʃɪ] ADJ (blotchier (compar) (blotchiest (superl))) → manchado, lleno de manchas
blotchy [ˈblɒtʃi] adj [complexion] → marqué(e)
blotchy
adj (+er) skin → fleckig; drawing, paint → klecksig; a rather blotchy drawing → ein richtiges Klecksbild
blotchy [ˈblɒtʃɪ] adj → pieno/a or coperto/a di macchie
blotchy [ˈblɒtʃɪ] adj → pieno/a or coperto/a di macchie


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He was tall, thin, and wasted, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, a pale face, but somewhat blotchy, and disagreeably red about the eyelids, plain features, and a general appearance of languor and flatness, relieved by a sinister expression in the mouth and the dull, soulless eyes.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
exclaimed another passenger, a shabbily dressed man of about forty, who looked like a clerk, and possessed a red nose and a very blotchy face.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
He did not speak or move, but the blotchy green of his countenance turned livid, and the froth froze upon his lips.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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