splattered
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splat·ter
(splăt′ər)v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters
v.tr.
1. To spatter (a surface or object), especially to soil with splashes of liquid.
2. To cause (a liquid) to fall on a surface or object.
v.intr.
To spatter, especially to fall or strike something so as to cause splashes.
n.
A splash of liquid.
adj.
Characterized by gory violence: splatter films.
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Adj. | 1. | splattered - covered with bright patches (often used in combination); "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" |
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