Spottish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.

    "Kolmård marble consists of crystalline limestone containing serpentine, which gives a spottish green appearance to the stone."

Example

More examples

"Kolmård marble consists of crystalline limestone containing serpentine, which gives a spottish green appearance to the stone."

Etymology

From Middle English spottish, spottyssh, equivalent to spot + -ish.

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