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spotted

[spot-id]

adjective

  1. marked with or characterized by a spot or spots.

  2. sullied; blemished.



spotted

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by spots or marks, esp in having a pattern of spots

  2. stained or blemished; soiled or bespattered

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Other Word Forms

  • spottedly adverb
  • spottedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spotted1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; spot, -ed 3
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The Briton hid behind the umpire's chair two games into her defeat when she spotted him in the crowd.

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Brown fled the scene but was spotted by eyewitnesses and captured on CCTV.

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As she, her brother-in-law and her kids waited in the driveway, Medina said she spotted Noem watching the operation.

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Workers at a Fashion Nova clothing warehouse in Vernon told The Times that ICE trucks had been spotted in the area and that they had heard agents planned to confront employees during a shift change.

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The brothers and other volunteers then spotted a pile of suitcases and went to move them.

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