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- [spat-er]
- /ˈspæt ər/
- /ˈspæt.əd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spat-er]
- /ˈspæt ər/
Definitions of spattered word
- verb with object spattered to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself. 1
- verb with object spattered to splash with something in small particles: to spatter the ground with water. 1
- verb with object spattered to sprinkle or spot with something that soils or stains. 1
- verb without object spattered to send out small particles or drops, as falling water: rain spattering on a tin roof. 1
- verb without object spattered to strike a surface in or as in a shower, as bullets. 1
- noun spattered the act or the sound of spattering: the spatter of rain on a roof. 1
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Origin of spattered
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; perhaps < Dutch spatt(en) to splash + -er6; compare Dutch spatterig literally, spattery
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Parts of speech for Spattered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spattered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
spattered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spattered
adj spattered
- bejeweled — A bejeweled person or object is wearing a lot of jewelry or is decorated with jewels.
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- dreggy — abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.
- dungy — excrement, especially of animals; manure.
verb spattered
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- watered — of or relating to water in any way: a water journey.
adjective spattered
- carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
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