"speckly" meaning in English

See speckly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more speckly [comparative], most speckly [superlative]
Etymology: speckle + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|speckle|y}} speckle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} speckly (comparative more speckly, superlative most speckly)
  1. speckled; marked with speckles
    Sense id: en-speckly-en-adj-bC408e1A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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