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sun-dappled

sun-dappled adjective: of something marked by a shifting, broken pattern of bright spots of sunlight and areas of shade.

sun-dappled: of something marked by a shifting, broken pattern of bright spots of sunlight and areas of shade
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Adjective

sun-dappled (comparative more sun-dappled, superlative most sun-dappled)

  1. Of something marked by a shifting, broken pattern of bright spots of sunlight and areas of shade.

Forms of sun-dappled

comparativemore sun-dappled
superlativemost sun-dappled

Origin of sun-dappled

sun + dappled.

Questions about sun-dappled

What does sun-dappled mean?
Sun-dappled means of something marked by a shifting, broken pattern of bright spots of sunlight and areas of shade.
What part of speech is sun-dappled?
Sun-dappled is an adjective.

Words near sun-dappled in the dictionary

  1. sun-bunny
  2. sun-burner
  3. sun-burners
  4. sun-chaser
  5. sun-chasers
  6. sun-dappled
  7. sun-darts
  8. sun-dog
  9. sun-dogs
  10. sun-drenched
  11. sun-dried

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