splotchy
Marked with blotches
Splotchy describes something marked with irregular patches or spots of color, texture, or discoloration: His face was splotchy from crying, splotchy sunburn.
The word suggests unevenness and imperfection rather than a deliberate pattern.
Skin often becomes splotchy from emotion, illness, or sun damage.
Not smooth or balanced
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- streakyMarked with bands
blotchy · faded · worn · peeling · flaking · rough · coarse · grainy
Irregularly marked with patches
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- blemishedHaving visible defects
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- discoloredChanged from original hue
rash · redness · irritation · hives · eczema · rosacea · dermatitis · sunburn
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
streaky · blotchy · faded · worn · peeling · flaking · rough · coarse · grainy · lumpy
blotchy
Irregularly marked with patches
discolored · rash · redness · irritation · hives · eczema · rosacea · dermatitis · sunburn · age spots
spotted
Seen or patterned
marbled · variegated · stippled · flecked · brindled · pied · piebald · tortoiseshell · calico · dalmatian
smudged
Blurred by contact
- smearedSpread carelessly across
- splatteredScattered in drops
- blottedSoaked up liquid
streaked · messy · stained · soiled · splashed · dripped · spilled · watercolor · grubby · grimy
- discoloredstained, faded, yellowed, browned, bleached
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- unevenuneven, irregular, unequal, nonuniform, asymmetric