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- Dictionaryspeckly/ˈspɛk(ə)li/
adjective
- 1. covered or marked with small spots or patches of colour: "the eggs are large and brown and speckly"
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adjective. speck· ly. ˈspek (ə)lē, -li. -er/-est. : marked with speckles : speckled. Word History. Etymology. speckle entry 1 + -y. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
a very small mark of a different colour from the area around it, usually found with a large number of other marks of the same type: A blackbird's egg is blue with brown speckles on it. Synonyms. fleck. patch. spot. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dirt & untidiness. bloodstain. clutter. contaminant. contamination. crud. fleck. grime.
(of small marks that are of a different color to the area around them) to cover something: A few drops of blood speckled his face.
Definition of speckle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 meanings: 1. a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs 2. to mark.... Click for more definitions.
Sep 28, 2019 · speckly ( comparative more speckly, superlative most speckly) speckled; marked with speckles. Categories: English terms suffixed with -y. English lemmas. English adjectives. English terms with quotations.
noun. a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin. speckled coloring or marking. verb (used with object) , speck·led, speck·ling. to mark with or as with speckles. speckle. / ˈspɛkəl / noun. a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs. verb. tr to mark with or as if with speckles. Discover More.
