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Streaked vs Spotted - What's the difference?

streaked | spotted |

As adjectives the difference between streaked and spotted

is that streaked is bearing streaks while spotted is discoloured by spots; stained.

As verbs the difference between streaked and spotted

is that streaked is (streak) while spotted is (spot).

streaked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bearing streaks.
  • Marred with streaks.
  • (US, dialect, dated) uncomfortable; out of sorts.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (streak)

    • 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