Spottish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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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