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polka-dotted

polka-dotted adjective: having a regular pattern of round dots (polka dots). Also the simple past and past participle of polka-dot.

Adjective

polka-dotted

  1. Having a regular pattern of round dots (polka dots).
    • On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68

Also used as

polka-dotted is also the simple past and past participle of polka-dot.

Origin of polka-dotted

From polka dot + -ed, compare with dotted.

Questions about polka-dotted

What does polka-dotted mean?
Polka-dotted means having a regular pattern of round dots (polka dots).
What part of speech is polka-dotted?
Polka-dotted is an adjective.

Words near polka-dotted in the dictionary

  1. polka-dot plant
  2. polka-dot plants
  3. polka-dot wasp moth
  4. polka-dot wasp moths
  5. polka-dots
  6. polka-dotted
  7. polka-dotting
  8. polka-like
  9. polka-mazurka
  10. polka-mazurkas
  11. polkabilly

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