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splotch Definition

splotch (spläc̸h)

noun

a spot, splash, or stain, esp. one that is irregular

Etymology: prob. blend of spot + blotch

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to mark or soil, or be marked or soiled, with a splotch or splotches

splotch Related Forms
splotch′y adjective splotch′i·er, splotch′i·est
splotch Synonyms

splotch

n.

smudge, spot, blot; see blemish, stain.

splotch Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • color: Attenuate lines become sunbeams and grass, splotches of color are read as flowers and lakes.

Adjective modifier

  • dark: Why are my chillies getting black or dark purple splotches on them?
  • random: Yet even the random splotches on the page are not without meaning.
  • yellow: They were coarse, unsubstantial, freckled all over with broad yellow splotches, and could neither stand wear nor public exhibition.
  • green: For Scouts in camo, we used the same greenish Khaki but with dark green splotches on top.
  • large: In this area there is also a large splotch of black glaze -- a clumsy mistake on an otherwise attractive vessel.