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spottish

spottish adjective: characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.

Adjective

spottish (comparative more spottish, superlative most spottish)

  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.1893, Swedish Catalogue, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago

Forms of spottish

comparativemore spottish
superlativemost spottish

Origin of spottish

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

Questions about spottish

What does spottish mean?
Spottish means characterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.
What part of speech is spottish?
Spottish is an adjective.

Words near spottish in the dictionary

  1. spottinesses
  2. spotting
  3. spotting scope
  4. spotting scopes
  5. spottings
  6. spottish
  7. spottle
  8. spottles
  9. spotto
  10. spottos
  11. spotty

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