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STIPPLED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stippled mean?
• STIPPLED (adjective)
The adjective STIPPLED has 1 sense:
1. having a pattern of dots
Familiarity information: STIPPLED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a pattern of dots
Synonyms:
dotted; flecked; specked; speckled; stippled
Similar:
patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
Context examples
A rare congenital developmental disorder characterized by the presence of stippled foci of calcification in the hyaline cartilage, joint contractions, mental retardation and ichthyosis.
(Chondrodysplasia Punctata, NCI Thesaurus)
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