Meaning & use

Bespeckled

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Marked or covered with small spots or speckles.

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The bespeckled eggs sat neatly in the nest.

A bespeckled trout flashed silver as it darted beneath the surface.

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The prefix "be-" here intensifies "speckled," a pattern also seen in words like "bejeweled" and "besmirched."

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