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SPOTTY (spottier, spottiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: spottier , spottiest
, spottiest Dictionary entry overview: What does spotty mean?
• SPOTTY (adjective)
The adjective SPOTTY has 2 senses:
1. having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
2. lacking consistency
Familiarity information: SPOTTY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: spottier
Superlative: spottiest
Superlative: spottiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
Synonyms:
Context example:
a black-and-white spotted cow
Similar:
patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking consistency
Synonyms:
Context example:
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Similar:
inconsistent (displaying a lack of consistency)
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