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spotty [ˈspɒtɪ] adj -tier, -tiest
1. abounding in or characterized by spots or marks, esp on the skin a spotty face 2. not consistent or uniform; irregular or uneven, often in quality spottily adv spottiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
spotty adjective 1. pimply, pimpled, blotchy, poor-complexioned, plooky-faced (Scot.) She was rather fat, and her complexion was muddy and spotty. 2. inconsistent, irregular, erratic, uneven, fluctuating, patchy, sporadic His attendance record was spotty. Translations spotty spotty [ˈspɒtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → foruncoloso/a spotty [ˈspɒtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → foruncoloso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The fugitive goat, scared and frightened, ran towards the company as if seeking their protection and then stood still, and the goatherd coming up seized it by the horns and began to talk to it as if it were possessed of reason and understanding: "Ah wanderer, wanderer, Spotty, Spotty; how have you gone limping all this time? Ginger and Pickles sold red spotty pocket- handkerchiefs at a penny three farthings. The party consisted of the Pole, a wretched looking clerk with a spotty face and a greasy coat, who had not a word to say for himself, and smelt abominably, a deaf and almost blind old man who had once been in the post office and who had been from immemorial ages maintained by someone at Amalia Ivanovna's. |
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