"spottish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spottish [comparative], most spottish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English spottish, spottyssh, equivalent to spot + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spottish}} Middle English spottish, {{m|enm|spottyssh}} spottyssh, {{af|en|spot|-ish}} spot + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} spottish (comparative more spottish, superlative most spottish)
  1. Characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.
    Sense id: en-spottish-en-adj-sZBIu8Z9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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