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Pottiest vs Spottiest - What's the difference?

pottiest | spottiest |

As adjectives the difference between pottiest and spottiest

is that pottiest is (potty) while spottiest is (spotty).

pottiest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (potty)

    • potty

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (potties)
  • A chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.
  • *
  • *
  • (childish) A toilet bowl. Can be used as essentially a synonym of toilet or bathroom in some phrases, e.g. , porta-potty, potty humor.
    • Synonyms
    * chamberpot, po, pot

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (childish) Variant of go potty.
    • Derived terms
    * go potty * potty break * potty mouth * potty-training * porta-potty

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Insane.
    • The noise that the neighbour's kids were making was driving Fred potty .
  • (dated)
  • * (Rudyard Kipling)
    • "A potty little nine-hole affair at a hydro in the Midlands. My cousins stay there. Always will. Not but what the fourth and the seventh holes take some doing. You could manage it, though," he said encouragingly.
    Synonyms
    * See also

    spottiest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (spotty)

    • spotty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having spots; spotted.
  • Of inconsistent quality
    • Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history.

    Noun

    (spotties)
  • A common New Zealand fish,
    • I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties .

    Derived terms

    * spottiness English slang