ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dotted

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdɑtɪd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Dotted is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of dot.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of dot.

More Meanings

  1. (of a line) Made up of a series of dots.
  2. (usually computing) That contains dots.
  3. (music, of notes and rests) With a dot after, increasing the value of the duration by half of the basic note.
  4. (figurative) Covered with irregularly scattered objects.

Example Sentences

The woods filtered men and the fields became dotted.
Please print your name and address clearly on the dotted line.
The dotted name java.util.Scanner is the fully qualified name of the Scanner class.

Synonyms for dotted

Depending on context, synonyms include broken, speckled, dashed, stippled, patterned, flecked.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dashed, patterned, specked, speckled, broken, flecked.

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