adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of dapple form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

   "It was a close, sultry day: devoid of sunshine, but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain"

Adjective

1. 1
   having spots or patches of color wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

variegatedacieramalgamatedambiguousambivalentamphibious

Example

More examples

"The path was dappled with sunlight."

Related phrases

sweat-dappled

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