Entry Word: spotted

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 marked with spots <the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper>

Synonyms dappled (also dapple), dotted, flecked, freckled, mottled, speckled, splotchy, spotty, stippled, variegated

Related Words spangled; marbled, moiré (or moire), veined; motley, multicolored; piebald, roan

Near Antonyms solid

2 having blotches of two or more colors <not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf> — see pied