blotched
/blɒtʃt/US/blɑt͡ʃt/
blotched adjective: covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”). Also the simple past and past participle of blotch.
Adjective
blotched (comparative more blotched, superlative most blotched)
- Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
- The Dutch think no People are so much troubled with the Scurvy as they: But they mistake. There are more blotched Faces in one Town in England, than in the whole Dutch Province [...]1743, anonymous author, A Description of Holland; or, the Present State of the United Provinces, London: J. & P. Knapton, page 52
- The Blind Girl never knew that ceilings were discoloured, walls blotched and bare of plaster here and there, high crevices unstopped and widening every day, beams mouldering and tending downward.1845, Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the Second
- Antonyms:
- blotchless, unblotched
Also used as
blotched is also the simple past and past participle of blotch.
Synonyms of blotched
Antonyms
Forms of blotched
| comparative | more blotched |
|---|---|
| superlative | most blotched |
Origin of blotched
From blotch + -ed.
Words formed from blotched
Words that rhyme with blotched
Questions about blotched
- What does blotched mean?
- Blotched means covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
- What part of speech is blotched?
- Blotched is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce blotched?
- Blotched is pronounced /blɒtʃt/ (UK).
Words near blotched in the dictionary
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