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Adjective stippled has 1 sense

dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled - having a pattern of dots
Antonyms: plain, unpatterned (indirect, via patterned)

Verb stipple has 4 senses

stipple - engrave by means of dots and flicks
--₁ is one way to engrave
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stipple - make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
--₂ is one way to paint

Derived form: noun stippler₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stipple - apply (paint) in small touches
--₃ is one way to paint

Derived form: noun stippler₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stipple, speckle - produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"
--₄ is one way to mottle, dapple, cloud
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something