mottled
adjective
[ ˈmɒt(ə)ld ]
• marked with spots or smears of colour.
• "a bird with mottled brown plumage"
Similar:
blotchy,
blotched,
spotted,
spotty,
speckled,
streaked,
streaky,
marbled,
flecked,
freckled,
dappled,
stippled,
piebald,
skewbald,
pied,
brindled,
brindle,
tabby,
marled,
patchy,
variegated,
multicoloured,
particoloured,
pinto,
splotchy,
splodgy,
jaspé,
mottle
verb
• mark with spots or smears of colour.
• "green leaves that are heavily mottled with chocolate and maroon"
Origin:
late 18th century: probably a back-formation from motley.
