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Soiled vs Spotted - What's the difference?

soiled | spotted |

As verbs the difference between soiled and spotted

is that soiled is (soil) while spotted is (spot).

As adjectives the difference between soiled and spotted

is that soiled is dirty while spotted is discoloured by spots; stained.

soiled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (soil)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • dirty

    • Anagrams

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    spotted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Discoloured by spots; stained.
  • (no comparative or superlative ) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).
    • the spotted hyena

    Synonyms

    * (discoloured by spots ): blotched, blotchy, stained, spotty

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spot)

    • Derived terms

    * spotted bowerbird * spotted cucumber * spotted dick * spotted dolphin * spotted eagle ray * spotted fever * spotted nothura * spotted redshank * spotted tree