spattered

spat·ter  (sptr)

v. spat·tered, spat·ter·ing, spat·ters

v.tr.

1. To scatter (a liquid) in drops or small splashes.

2. To spot, splash, or soil.

3. To sully the reputation of; defame.

v.intr.

1. To come forth in drops or small splashes: Hot grease spattered in all directions.

2. To fall in or as if in a shower, as rain or bullets.

n.

1.

a. The act of spattering.

b. The condition of being spattered.

2. A spattering sound.

3.

a. A drop or splash of something spattered.

b. A small amount; a smattering: just a spatter of praise.

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[Perhaps of Low German origin.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

spattered - 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, splattered, 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"