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Spotty vs Sporty - What's the difference?

spotty | sporty |

As adjectives the difference between spotty and sporty

is that spotty is having spots; spotted while sporty is favourable to sports.

As a noun spotty

is a common New Zealand fish, species: Notolabrus celidotus.

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

    sporty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Favourable to sports
    • She's perfect for me, as she's both studious and sporty.
  • Flashy in appearance.
    • My new car looks sporty but is actually very practical.

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