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Spotty vs Spotted - What's the difference?

spotty | spotted |

Spotted is a synonym of spotty.



As adjectives the difference between spotty and spotted

is that spotty is having spots; spotted while spotted is discoloured by spots; stained.

As a noun spotty

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

As a verb spotted is

past tense of spot.

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

    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