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Definition of Splotchy
1. a. Covered or marked with splotches.
Definition of Splotchy
1. Adjective. marked or covered with large, irregular spots ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splotchy
1. splotched [adj SPLOTCHIER, SPLOTCHIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splotchy
Literary usage of Splotchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Seraphim Trilogy Book One; What the Herald Angel Sang by Teralee E. M. Bird (2004)
"... decided he might as well get another can and finished the redecoration, then
resumed his journey in the now splotchy dark-green beetle. ..."
2. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"The other fins have varying degrees of splotchy white markings; the anal fin can
have dark marks while juveniles also have dark markings on this and other ..."
3. The Red-figure Pottery by Sharon Herbert (1977)
"splotchy to lustrous green-black glaze. 112 (C-37-448 ad) Bell-krater fragments
... splotchy green-black glaze. Miltos, no slip. 116 (C-70-54) Bell-krater ..."
4. Just So Stories for Little Children by Rudyard Kipling (1902)
"If you look a little you will see Mr. One - Two - Three not far away. The Ethiopian
has hidden behind a splotchy - blotchy tree because it matches his skin, ..."
5. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain (1896)
"... and noted his three chins, fold above fold, and his knobby and knotty face,
and his purple and splotchy complexion, and his repulsive cauliflower nose, ..."
6. One of Ours by Willa Cather (1922)
"Claude had watched its rapid growth and the opening of its splotchy yellow
blossoms, feeling grateful to a thing that did so lustily what it was put there ..."
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