"blotchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blotchy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: blotchier [comparative], blotchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒtʃi Etymology: 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 Translations (covered in blotches): ballach (Irish), kōpure (Maori), kōpurepure (Maori)
    Sense id: en-blotchy-en-adj-99Hg69WQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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