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Definition of mottled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mottled

adjective
 
/ˈmɒtld/
 
/ˈmɑːtld/
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  1. marked with shapes of different colours without a regular pattern
    • the mottled skin of a snake
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: probably a back-formation from motley + -ed.
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