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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

Symptoms include a high fever, sore red watery eyes and a blotchy red-brown rash.

From BBC Jun. 15, 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

He was thin and blotchy, and his nose was scuffed up like an old shoe.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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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