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View synonyms for

dotted

[dot-id]

adjective

  1. marked with a dot or dots. dot.

  2. consisting or constructed of dots. dot.

  3. having objects scattered or placed in a random manner.

    a landscape dotted with small houses.



dotted

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. having dots, esp having a pattern of dots

  2. music

    1. (of a note) increased to one and a half times its original time value See dot 1

    2. (of a musical rhythm) characterized by dotted notes Compare double-dotted See also notes inégales

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • undotted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dotted1

First recorded in 1765–75; dot 1 + -ed 3
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But the ruins are becoming hidden or replaced by tall office complexes and apartments, and a skyline dotted with cranes and scaffolding.

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Posters of the hostages and "Stop The War" slogans were dotted among the rainbow flags at Jerusalem's Pride March in June.

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Candles dotted the dimly lit room as a Feels playlist — lots of indie pop and moody electronica — set the tone.

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Dozens of prayer candles dotted the field behind the department.

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These cliffs hide the strip of gorse scrubland which runs east to the larger resort of Lagos, and are dotted with derelict, abandoned agricultural buildings and houses, marked with missing roofs and chipped plaster.

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