"spotty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-spotty.ogg [Australia] Forms: spottier [comparative], spottiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒti Etymology: From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spotty}} Middle English spotty, {{suf|en|spot|y|id2=adjectival}} spot + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spotty (comparative spottier, superlative spottiest)
  1. Having spots; spotted.
    Sense id: en-spotty-en-adj-S3qY2duo
  2. Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
    Sense id: en-spotty-en-adj-WRqce6rI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 46 26 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 41 28 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 36 31 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 12 39 29 21
  3. Of inconsistent quality. Translations (of inconsistent quality): с неравномерно качество (s neravnomerno kačestvo) (Bulgarian), 参差的 (Chinese Mandarin), durchwachsen [figuratively] (German), egyenetlen (Hungarian), ingadozó (Hungarian), hézagos (english: knowledge) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-spotty-en-adj-OiyVGM-o Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 36 31 28 Disambiguation of 'of inconsistent quality': 1 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: петнист (petnist) (Bulgarian), пъпчив (pǎpčiv) (Bulgarian), fleckig (German), gefleckt (German), foltos (Hungarian), pettyes (Hungarian), pöttyös (Hungarian), szeplős (english: freckled) (Hungarian), tarka (english: mottled) (Hungarian), korotiwhatiwha (Maori), kōpurepure (Maori)

Noun

Audio: En-au-spotty.ogg [Australia] Forms: spotties [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒti Etymology: From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spotty}} Middle English spotty, {{suf|en|spot|y|id2=adjectival}} spot + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} spotty (plural spotties)
  1. A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus Categories (lifeform): Wrasses Derived forms: spottiness Translations (a type of fish): tāngahangaha (Maori), tāngāngā (Maori), pākirikiri (Maori), paekirikiri (Maori), paketi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-spotty-en-noun-qqdVstKy Disambiguation of Wrasses: 2 18 12 68 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 36 31 28

Inflected forms

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