stipply

English

Etymology

stipple +‎ -y

Adjective

stipply (comparative more stipply, superlative most stipply)

1. Having a stipple pattern.
   • 1892, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, page 56:

     The proof impression alluded to is from the suppressed plate, but with a large amount of added work, principally of a stipply nature, by which it is evident that George tried hard to improve the original plate […]