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.

A splash of liquid.

adj.

Characterized by gory violence: splatter films.

[Perhaps blend of splash and spatter.]

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Adj.

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"

dabbled, spattered, splashed

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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