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It's an often-asked question, 'Why did all these spotty white English boys suddenly start playing blues in the '60s?' It was recognized as this kind of vibrant music and when I first started playing in a blues band I just wanted to bring it to a wider public who hadn't really heard it.
Steve Winwood

Meaning of "spotty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPOTTY

spotty  [ˈspɒtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOTTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spotty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPOTTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spotty in the English dictionary

The definition of spotty in the dictionary is abounding in or characterized by spots or marks, esp on the skin. Other definition of spotty is not consistent or uniform; irregular or uneven, often in quality.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPOTTY


botty
ˈbɒtɪ
dotty
ˈdɒtɪ
grotty
ˈɡrɒtɪ
hottie
ˈhɒtɪ
hotty
ˈhɒtɪ
knotty
ˈnɒtɪ
Lanzarote
ˌlænzəˈrɒtɪ
manicotti
ˌmænɪˈkɒtɪ
Menotti
məˈnɒtɪ
motty
ˈmɒtɪ
potty
ˈpɒtɪ
Scottie
ˈskɒtɪ
Scotty
ˈskɒtɪ
snotty
ˈsnɒtɪ
spottie
ˈspɒtɪ
squatty
ˈskwɒtɪ
tottie
ˈtɒtɪ
totty
ˈtɒtɪ
yachtie
ˈjɒtɪ
zloty
ˈzlɒtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOTTY

spotted flycatcher
spotted gum
spotted hyena
spotted laurel
spotted mackerel
Spotted Mist
spotted orchid
spotted ray
spotted redshank
spotted sandpiper
spottedness
spotter
spotter plane
spottie
spottier
spottiest
spottily
spottiness
spotting
spousage

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOTTY

Beatty
betty
blotty
clotty
fatty
Getty
gritty
kitty
nutty
patty
petty
plotty
pretty
putty
shitty
slutty
swotty
the nitty-gritty
titty
witty

Synonyms and antonyms of spotty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPOTTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spotty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spotty

Translation of «spotty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOTTY

Find out the translation of spotty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spotty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spotty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多斑点的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moteado
570 millions of speakers

English

spotty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धब्बेदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَنَقَّط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пятнистый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com muitas espinhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিলকিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boutonneux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jerawatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pickelig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しみだらけの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반점이 많은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spotty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lốm đốm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல புள்ளிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाग असणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sivilceli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foruncoloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cętkowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прищавий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pistruiat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάστικτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spotty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finnig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flekkete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spotty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOTTY»

The term «spotty» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOTTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spotty

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6 QUOTES WITH «SPOTTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spotty.
1
David Brin
Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam... and I'm not happy to be right in all of those cases.
2
Tom Ford
I hate tricky facial hair. If your facial hair is too spotty in places, shave. Just forget about it.
3
Jamie Hewlett
I grew up doubting myself. It was a very spotty, frustrating, worrying time.
4
Dan Stevens
At the age of 11 I was about 6 ft. tall and my voice had completely broken. That caused problems. I was this gangly, spotty, very unattractive kid. I wasn't cool and I wasn't a nerd. I didn't even want to fit in with anyone.
5
Tom Vilsack
Technology has allowed us to have more drought-resistant crops. The spotty nature of drought, the spotty nature of rains can sometimes result in better yields than anticipated.
6
Steve Winwood
It's an often-asked question, 'Why did all these spotty white English boys suddenly start playing blues in the '60s?' It was recognized as this kind of vibrant music and when I first started playing in a blues band I just wanted to bring it to a wider public who hadn't really heard it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOTTY»

Discover the use of spotty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spotty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spotty
This edition of the original 1940s classic, with its vintage pictures and optimistic ending, offers a story that still needs to be told.
H. A. Rey, Margret Rey, 1997
2
Spotty Zebra Red Change Mum's Photo Album
A non fiction story using recount about a girl looking at a photo album. Cross-Curricular: Sense of time. ELG: Find out about past and present events in their own lives and in those of their families.
Diana Kimpton, 2006
3
Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets
A treasure trove of Dahl! Amazing facts - some funny, some silly - and an original chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory make this a splendiferous, surprising and delicious treat from the wonderful world of Roald Dahl!
Roald Dahl, 2010
4
Spotty Sally
Everybody knows that Sally loves spots, so every time she gets a gift it is covered with polka dots, and when she decides she is tired of everything around her being spotted, no one will listen.
Anne Marie Herron, 2001
5
Billie B Brown: The Spotty Holiday
The Billie B Brown adventures are perfect for girls who are desperate to begin reading but are bored by daggy school readers!
Sally Rippin, 2011
6
Spotty Zebra: Ourselves
This Resource Pack has been designed to support Spotty Zebra's usage as a cross-curricular resource. Each pack contains material to support reading, writing, speaking, listening and activities in literacy time and beyond.
Nicki Brien, Viki Bennett, 2004
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Code Design for Dependable Systems: Theory and Practical ...
7.1 SPOTTY BYTE ERRORS Large—capacity high-speed memory systems often adopt high—density DRAM chips with wide I/O data. Examples of this type of recent DRAM architecture are 16 Mb chips with 8-bit I/O data [NUMA89], 256 Mb  ...
Eiji Fujiwara, 2006
8
Spotty Dogs and Messy Monsters
Creative ideas for developing speaking and writing.
Ruth Thomson, Pie Corbett, 2004
9
Spotty Zebra
Neil Griffiths. in OJ с С О j/1 QJ С spotty What can you see on the way to school? о 0 (Q r+ 0 0) о 7 0 0 ISBN 0-7487-7753-9 I Visit our website www.nelsonthornes. com/spottyzebra 9 780748 777532.
Neil Griffiths, 2007
10
Spotty Lottie
Ms Hen. they recycle all that paper! Marie says, “I'm going to give your hand and wrist a really good cleaning, Lottie. This won't hurt; it's just soap and water.” While Marie scrubs my hand, she asks me a lot of questions about school.
Ms Hen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOTTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spotty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spotty storms linger through midweek
This will keep the morning skies dry, but the afternoons will bring a chance for spotty showers and storms. Both today and Wednesday will reach the low-90s in ... «WHNS Greenville, Jul 15»
2
Spotty rain showers relieve parched Northwest
“It was very spotty,” said Andrew Kalin, a National Weather Service meteorologist. “I know certain parts of town got a whole lot and others didn't see any.”. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
3
Hot, humid through the week, with only a few spotty storms
Good Monday. Our weather pattern is shifting from cloudy with showers and storms to warm and humid with only a spotty storm or two in the afternoon. For today ... «WRCB-TV, Jul 15»
4
Katz: More spotty storms expected
We will see no major changes as we are under the influence of an upper high to our east. The upper high, however, is sending impulses which help to trigger ... «FOX 8 News WVUE-TV, Jun 15»
5
Spotty showers help Sask. crops, but much more needed
REGINA – While some spotty shower activity has been helpful to Saskatchewan agriculture producers, much more is need. In the latest weekly crop report, ... «Globalnews.ca, Jun 15»
6
Running water spotty for some residents near Los Lunas
Running water spotty for some residents near Los Lunas. Area water company doesn't have emergency number, woman says. Published 6:47 PM MDT Jun 10, ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jun 15»
7
Hot with spotty afternoon rain
Hot with spotty afternoon rain. UPDATED 5:22 PM CDT Jun 04, 2015. Next Video: Video captures the power of a great white shark. 0. next video will play in: 2. «WDSU New Orleans, Jun 15»
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One month in, commercial salmon catch spotty on North Coast
... Bodega Bay for parts of the month, and the catch on forays as far south as the Farallon Islands and north to Shelter Cove off Humboldt County has been spotty. «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, May 15»
9
One more spotty frost coming for parts of Michigan
Saturday morning low temperatures will still be cold enough again in the Thumb for a hard frost in places. Flint, Saginaw and eastward into the Thumb could ... «MLive.com, May 15»
10
Spotty Puddles for Memorial Day Weekend Plans
Storms, given a choice, prefer to come on holiday weekends. That's the perception anyway. There is no scientific evidence confirming that throngs of people on ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»

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