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View synonyms for spotted

spotted

[spot-id]

adjective

  1. marked with or characterized by a spot or spots.

  2. sullied; blemished.



spotted

/ ˈspɒtɪd /

adjective

  1. characterized by spots or marks, esp in having a pattern of spots

  2. stained or blemished; soiled or bespattered

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • spottedly adverb
  • spottedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spotted1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; spot, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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Eventually, they spotted a TikTok video showing Retes driving to work and slowly trying to back up as he’s caught between agents and protestors.

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His connection to fungi became clearer to me when, on a side table, I spotted copies of his book and a calendar, both extolling the joy and connection to nature that comes from foraging naked.

While sharks can be quite hard to study, spotted ratfish abound in Puget Sound.

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Her face was so omnipresent that a man she’d recently gone on a date with — someone who didn’t fully understand what she did for a living — spotted her on television with some confusion.

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Similar responses to the crisis could be spotted at a festival organised by the Clubcommission which ended on Sunday.

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