"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: Etymology tree English blotch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blotchy From blotch + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|blotch|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English blotch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blotchy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blotchy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="blotchy"> From 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 (Māori), kōpurepure (Māori), plamisty (Polish), flammig (Swedish)

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