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spattered

spattered

4.5
Marked with small drops of liquid like paint or mud
  • adjective
  • /ˈspætərd/
translation icon : salpicado
  • After the paint fight, her clothes were all spattered with different shades of blue and green.

If a glass gets broken, if their shoe is spattered with mud.

Examples

  • Master physician with a masterly joy in wrapping up mud spattered coast dusted wounds at midnight when it's too early to stop dancing and go home.

  • The artist's canvas was beautifully spattered with bright colors, creating a chaotic yet captivating effect.

  • It just kind of put little spatters of pigment on my face.

  • He makes a cosmos out of spots and spatters of paint on the ground of lead.

  • He walked through the spattered puddles left by the rain, leaving wet footprints behind.

Synonyms

splotchy
vsspattered
3 5.6

A surface with uneven patches or spots

is typically caused by scattered drops rather than general patchiness
speckled
vsspattered
1 2.8

Covered with many small spots of a different color

is produced by scattered drops rather than a patterned color spread
stained
vsspattered
1 2.6

Marked or colored by something that is hard to remove

is usually temporary surface drops rather than permanent discoloration
splattered
vsspattered
4.9

Covered with drops and small patches of liquid like mud or paint

is like this but can be less forceful and more scattered
splashed
vsspattered
2.6

A surface marked by drops, patches or bright color

is similar but focuses on irregular scattered small drops rather than striking patches
splotched
vsspattered
6.1

Something that has uneven spots like stains

is usually from liquid drops rather than flat blots or stains
blotched
vsspattered
6.7

Marked with irregular spots of a different color

is about scattered drops rather than color differences across patches
besprent
vsspattered
  • Archaic
9.9

Sprinkled with small pieces like petals or drops

is similar but often implies wetter or splashier droplets rather than light sprinkling
flecked
vsspattered
4.4

With small spots of a different color

involves larger or wetter drops rather than tiny discrete spots
specked
vsspattered
3.2

Covered with many small spots like drops of paint

is caused by liquid drops, often larger and less uniform than dots
stippled
vsspattered
  • Specialized
7.2

A surface covered with many small dots, often made by paint or ink

refers to accidental or random liquid drops rather than deliberate dotting
dabbled
vsspattered
7.2

Marked with small patches of color or light

is typically from liquid splashes rather than light or color touches

Antonyms

1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

43 4.3

Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to

How Spotted

spattered
4.5
speckled
1 2.8
dotted
2.4

Surface Forms

spattered positive

Morphology

spattered = spatter (transparent) = spatter + ed

Formed by adding the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' to the verb 'spatter', so the meaning 'covered with spots or drops' is directly predictable from the verb.

Etymology

The word spattered comes from the verb spatter, which is like the common word splatter and means 'to splash' or throw 'small drops' in different directions. So something spattered is covered in scattered spots or drops, like a shirt with paint.