Bespattered

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bespatter \Be*spat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.]
     1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water,
        mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
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     2. To asperse with calumny or reproach.
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              Whom never faction could bespatter.   --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bespattered
       adj : spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in
             combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a
             grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach";
             "mud-splashed trouser legs" [syn: {spattered}, {besplashed},
              {splashed}]