splotchy

[ sploch-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, splotch·i·er, splotch·i·est.

First recorded in 1805–15; splotch + -y ¹

Even just knowing that someone else has had splotchy mouth sores or tender toes can be helpful, Chin-Hong says.

Projected from those two flat surfaces of the bulb, the reflectors scattered that light into a splotchy mess.

Jaundiced, splotchy skin subs for a full coat of green face paint.

Without speaking, grandmother broke the very splotchy-looking red seal and read the note.

Blueskins were people who inherited a splotchy skin-pigmentation from other people who'd survived a plague.

I believe wed all better seek the haven of bed unless we want to be splotchy to-morrow from mosquito bites.

Blueskins were people who inherited a splotchy skin pigmentation from other people who'd survived a plague.

Splotchy skin full of little holes, puffs in the cheeks, red eruptions on the forehead.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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