Meaning & use

speckled

adjective·Everyday

Marked with small spots or specks of a different color scattered across a surface.

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The speckled eggs sat neatly arranged in the nest above the barn door.

Her speckled hens laid brown eggs with a slightly reddish tint.

A note on using this word

Speckled describes small, scattered marks, distinct from 'striped,' which describes continuous bands of color.

Words with a similar meaning

spottedmottled

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