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- [dot-id]
- /ˈdɒt ɪd/
- /dɒt/
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- [dot-id]
- /ˈdɒt ɪd/
Definitions of dotted word
- adjective dotted marked with a dot or dots. 1
- adjective dotted consisting or constructed of dots. 1
- adjective dotted having objects scattered or placed in a random manner: a landscape dotted with small houses. 1
- noun dotted a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen. 1
- noun dotted a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill. 1
- noun dotted anything relatively small or specklike. 1
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Origin of dotted
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; dot1 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Dotted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dotted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dotted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dotted
adj dotted
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
adjective dotted
- scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- spotted — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- strewn — to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.