Spotted — Spot ted, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. The spotted panther. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro spinal meningitis. {Spotted tree} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spotted — index blemished, marred Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spotted — spattered, sprinkled, mottled, flecked, stippled, marbled, speckled, spangled, bespangled (see under SPOT vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
spotted — [adj] speckled blotched, dappled, dotted, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, patchy, pied, spotty, sprinkled; concepts 485,618 … New thesaurus
spotted — [spät′id] adj. 1. marked with spots 2. stained, blemished … English World dictionary
spotted — [[t]spɒ̱tɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: oft ADJ with n Something that is spotted has a pattern of spots on it. ...hand painted spotted cups and saucers in green and blue... His cheeks were spotted with blackheads. 2) → See also spot … English dictionary
spotted — adjective 1) spotted leaves Syn: mottled, dappled, speckled, flecked, freckled, freckly, dotted, stippled, brindle(d); informal splotchy Ant: plain 2) a black and white spotted dress … Thesaurus of popular words
spotted — spot ► NOUN 1) a small round mark differing in colour or texture from the surface around it. 2) a pimple. 3) a particular place, point, or position. 4) a place for an individual item in a show. 5) informal, chiefly Brit. a small amount: a spot of … English terms dictionary
spotted — adj. marked or decorated with spots. Phrases and idioms: spotted dick (or dog) 1 Brit. a suet pudding containing currants. 2 a Dalmatian dog. spotted fever 1 cerebrospinal meningitis. 2 typhus. Derivatives: spottedness n … Useful english dictionary
spotted — adjective a) Discoloured by spots; stained. the spotted hyena b) (no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants). Syn: blotched … Wiktionary
