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A Dotty Way To Decorate Crossword Clue

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verb

• engrave by means of dots and flicks

• make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink

• apply (paint) in small dots or strokes

• produce a mottled effect

31%7 Having a speckled or dotty appearance
adjective satellite

• having spots or patches of color

31%5Dotty
noun

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

adjective satellite

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

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