splotchy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of splotchy
Example Sentences
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For one thing, the black of its back was splotchy, as if its feathers had been painted.
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We’re greeted by a small child with splotchy pink cheeks and a toothless grin.
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Except I’m drenched in sweat, gasping for breath, and my face is probably red and splotchy.
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The pages were faded and splotchy, like paper dipped in brown tea and left out to dry.
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The paint is splotchy in places and the photographs are pinned delicately to a dark surface, their edges curling, giving the overall installation a textured materiality.
From Los Angeles Times
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