speckled

Day 31Level 2

SPEK-uhld

spotted

marked with small spots of contrasting colors

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

spotted, freckled, dotted

Example Sentence:

Even in the speckled sky there were forms hidden, curled up like the sleeping children of the stars.

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