"blotchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blotchy.wav Forms: blotchier [comparative], blotchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒtʃi Etymology: From blotch + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blotch|y}} blotch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} blotchy (comparative blotchier, superlative blotchiest)
  1. Covered in blotches. Synonyms (covered in blotches): blotched, spotted, spotty Derived forms: blotchily, blotchiness, unblotchy Translations (covered in blotches): skvrnitý (Czech), flekatý (Czech), ballach (Irish), kōpure (Maori), kōpurepure (Maori), flammig (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "covered in blotches",
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      "sense": "covered in blotches",
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      "sense": "covered in blotches",
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      "sense": "covered in blotches",
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