splotch  (splŏch)  n. An irregularly shaped spot, stain, or colored or discolored area: "spectacular splotches of color and beauty in the blossoms" (Wendy Lyon Moonan). tr.v. splotched, splotch·ing, splotch·es To mark with splotches or a splotch. [Perhaps blend of spot, blot1 and botch.] splotch'i·ness n., splotch'y adj. |