# dotted

Pronunciation: say "DOT-id" US /ˈdɑtɪd/, UK /ˈdɒtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Formed from a series of separate dots rather than a continuous line or mark.
   - Simple: Made of many small dots placed in a line or pattern.
   - _The contract showed a dotted line where each party had to sign._
   - _Designers used dotted shading to suggest texture without solid fill._
2. Covered with objects scattered irregularly across a surface or area.
   - Simple: Having many separate things spread out across a wide area.
   - _The old shipping chart showed a coastline dotted with tiny, unnamed islands._
   - _As the guests arrived, the lawn grew dotted with folding chairs and picnic blankets._
4. Of a note, written with a dot after it that increases its duration by half the value of the basic note.
   - Simple: Of a musical note that has a small dot after it, making the note last longer.
   - _The melody opens with a dotted rhythm that gives it a lilting swing._
   - _She counted carefully through the long dotted half note._
5. Containing one or more dots, as in a notation or format that uses dots to separate elements.
   - Simple: Containing one or more dots as part of its form.
   - _IP addresses are commonly written in dotted decimal notation._
   - _The library locates each module through a dotted path of names._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of dot. — simple past and past participle of dot
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of dot. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The artist dotted the canvas with flecks of gold paint._
   - _Scattered farmhouses dotted the valley below the ridge._

## Origin

Formed from "dot" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dotted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).