a. [f. SPLOTCH sb.] Covered with splotches or stains; having the appearance of splotches.
1863. Miss Braddon, Eleanor’s Victory, v. There were splotchy engravings scattered here and there through the pages of Monsieur Féval’s romance.
1874. Helps, Ivan de Biron, VII. xii. 448. The splotchy aspect of the painted scenery.
