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Speckled vs Stippled - What's the difference?

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As an adjective speckled

is marked with dots or spots, spotted.

As a verb stippled is

past tense of stipple.

speckled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • with dots or spots, spotted
    • The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.
  • Sporadically and irregularly marked.

    • Synonyms

    * speckly

    stippled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stipple)

    • stipple

    English

    (Stippling)

    Noun

    (-)
  • the use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used

    • Verb

    (stippl)
  • to use small dots to give the appearance of shading

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