1. marked with spots or patches of different colors or shades

Examples

• The dappled horse had brown and white patches across its coat.
• Sunlight filtered through the leaves, creating dappled shadows on the forest floor.
• The artist painted a dappled sky with clouds of various shades of gray.
• We rested under the dappled shade of the old oak tree.
• The dappled light made beautiful patterns on the water’s surface.
• Her dappled gray mare was the most beautiful horse in the stable.