blotch·y

[bloch-ee]
adjective, blotch·i·er, blotch·i·est.
1.
having blotches: a blotchy complexion.
2.
resembling a blotch.

Origin:
1815–25; blotch + -y1

blotch·i·ly, adverb
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blotchy (ˈblɒtʃɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
covered in or marked by blotches
 
blotchily
 
adv
 
blotchiness
 
n

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Blotchy is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

blotchy
c.1825, from blotch + -y (2).
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Example sentences
Ranging in appearance from mottled pinkish brown over back and sides to blotchy
  near-winter coloration.
Symptoms of measles include a high fever and a red blotchy rash starting on the
  face then spreading to the rest of the body.
By the second day after onset, a red blotchy rash appears at the hairline and
  spreads down the body to the arms and legs.
Ranging from mottled drab grayish brown plumage to a blotchy near-winter
  coloration.
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