Lewis & Short

măcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. [1. macula], full of spots, spotted, speckled, dappled, mottled, variegated.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): maculosae tegmine lyncis, Verg. A. 1, 323: color, Col. 6, 37, 6: marmor, Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44: luna, id. 2, 9, 6, § 46: corium, variegated, striped, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 30.
    2. B. In partic., in a bad sense, spotted, blotted, stained, defiled: vestis Pompeii non multa, eaque maculosa, Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 73: maculosae sanguine harenae, Ov. A. A. 3, 395: litora suffusas quod habet maculosa lituras, id. Tr. 3, 1, 15.
  2. II. Trop., defiled, polluted, filthy: senatores, in bad repute, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 3: maculosas commodat aedes, Juv. 7, 40: vir omni dedecore, Tac. H. 3, 38: avaritia et libidine foedus ac maculosus, id. H. 1, 7: adulescentia, Aur. Vict. Caes. 11: nefas, unnatural, abominable, Hor. C. 4, 5, 22.
    * Comp.: maculosiora quam nutricis pallium, Front. de Or. 3 Mai.