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bespatter

  • /biˈspætɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)

verb bespatters · bespattering · bespattered

  1. transitive To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
  2. transitive To soil by spattering. The flour bespattering Squeaker's now neglected clothes spoke eloquently of his clumsy efforts at damper making.
  3. figuratively, transitive To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend. Beſides, he hath not been afraid to rail on you, my Lord, who are now appointed to be his Judge, calling you an ungodly Villain, with many other ſuch like vilifying terms, with which he hath beſpattered most of the Gentry of our Town.

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@misc{bespatter_2026,
  title = {bespatter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bespatter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}