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spotty

 
 
/ˈspɒti/ adjective

Translation

SKIN UK having a lot of unpleasant, small, red marks on your skin
sivilceli
a spotty young man with greasy hair592
PATTERN UK with a pattern of round marks
benek benek, lekeli
a spotty dress1331
NOT GOOD/REGULAR US ( UK patchy) If an action, quality, supply, etc is spotty, it is not all good or regular.
düzensiz, iyi değil, eksik, parça parça
Sales of tickets for the concert have been spotty.958
(Definition of spotty adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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