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BESPATTERED
Verb
bespattered
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
Source: Wiktionary
BESPATTER
Be*spat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespattering.]
1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.
2. To asperse with calumny or reproach. Whom never faction could bespatter. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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