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blotchy

[ bloch-ee ]

adjective

, blotch·i·er, blotch·i·est.
  1. having blotches:

    a blotchy complexion.

  2. resembling a blotch.


ˈblotchy

/ ˈblɒtʃɪ /

adjective

  1. covered in or marked by blotches


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Derived Forms

  • ˈblotchiness, noun
  • ˈblotchily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • blotchi·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blotchy1

First recorded in 1815–25; blotch + -y 1

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Example Sentences

Peter MacNichol stars as Galen, an impressively earnest, blotchy, and incompetent sorcerer's apprentice.

I found myself confronted by a tall man with a thick black beard and a pale, blotchy face.

Eulalie acknowledged that, a week or ten days before, Baby Paul had come in contact with a blotchy infant in the Park.

The ferreteyed porkbutcher folded the sausages he had snipped off with blotchy fingers, sausagepink.

The blotchy flush had entirely left her face and she looked and acted perfectly well.

It became rough and discolored, presenting a very blotchy appearance and disclosed the formation of rust working through the film.

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