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blotchy

/ˈblɒtʃi/ /ˈblɑːtʃi/

Meanings
adjective
Covered in blotches.

Examples :

"The old painting had a blotchy, uneven color. "
appearance body condition

Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

To apply paint to.

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Illustration had

had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration blotches

blotches noun

/ˈblɑtʃɪz/ /ˈblɒtʃɪz/

An uneven patch of color or discoloration.

"The old painting had large blotches of faded yellow paint. "

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration old

old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration color

color noun

/ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈkʌl.ɚ/

The spectral composition of visible light

"Humans and birds can perceive color."

Illustration uneven

uneven verb

/ʌnˈivən/

To make uneven.

"The carpenter unevened the surface of the wooden table to prepare it for staining. "

Illustration covered

covered verb

/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/

To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

"He covered the baby with a blanket."