spotty

Meaning

Adj

1. Having spots; spotted.
2. Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
3. Of inconsistent quality.

Noun

A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus

Synonyms

spotted

stained

dappled

patchy

pimply

uneven

punctate

pimpled

dirty

irregular

mealy

mottled

rugged

patched

scratchy

not uniform

mailed

mismatched

mixed

muddy

piebald

pinto

pustular

ragged

rough

scraggly

skewbald

speckled

splashy

unequal

unequalized

unsteady

erose

maculose

ocellated

unsmooth

hit and miss

unequalised

aberrant

maculosus

abnormal

anomalous

brindled

bumpy

craggy

dotted

dusty

fatty

filthy

greasy

Translations

noktalı

lekeli

benekli

düzensizlik

ανομοιογενής

manchado

pickelig

στικτός

ανώμαλος

gefleckt

maculato

pezzato

picchiettato

maculoso

tacheté

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: spotty

In summary

From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y.