"blotched" meaning in English

See blotched in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /blɒtʃt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /blɑt͡ʃt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blotched.wav Forms: more blotched [comparative], most blotched [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒtʃt Etymology: From blotch + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blotch|ed|id2=adjective}} blotch + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} blotched (comparative more blotched, superlative most blotched)
  1. Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”). Synonyms: blotchy, spotted, spotty Derived forms: side-blotched lizard Translations (covered in blotches): plamisty (Polish)
    Sense id: en-blotched-en-adj-pREc2xwY Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed (adjective), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed (adjective): 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 19

Verb

IPA: /blɒtʃt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /blɑt͡ʃt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blotched.wav
Rhymes: -ɒtʃt Etymology: From blotch + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blotch|ed|id2=adjective}} blotch + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blotched
  1. simple past and past participle of blotch Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: blotch
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