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Spotted vs Spitted - What's the difference?

spotted | spitted |

As adjectives the difference between spotted and spitted

is that spotted is discoloured by spots; stained while spitted is shot out long; said of antlers.

As verbs the difference between spotted and spitted

is that spotted is past tense of spot while spitted is past tense of spit.

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

    spitted

    English

    Etymology 1

    See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spit)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shot out long; said of antlers.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Etymology 2

    See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) (spit)
  • * Bible, Luke xviii. 32
    • He shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.