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blotchy

[bloch-ee] / ˈblɒtʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
discolored in spots
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Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Besides causing flu-like symptoms, including high fever and blotchy, red rash, measles can cause serious long-term damage to the body’s immune system, weakening its ability to fight new infections.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025

This is followed within days by a distinctive blotchy rash, which usually starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

But the whale’s skin was blotchy, and if it were a right whale, something would have been wrong.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

I saw her face up close, and it was red and blotchy, which meant she had been crying and was unhappy still.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

It is on display beside the coronation oath, which she signed with what must be the blotchiest, most awkward signature of her long reign.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2013




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