Spattery
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Accompanied or caused by spattering.
"On a raw wintry morning, a watermill may talk of damp and rats, and other comfortless things; but on such a day as this is, its cool gushing sound and spattery playfulness are delicious both to ear and eye."
- 2 Covered with or in the form of spatters.
"[…] he traced upon the paper, slowly, awkwardly, but without stopping once, a tangle of heavy, shaken, spattery lines, in which could nevertheless be recognized the signature of “Tarbox Button.”"
Example
More examples"On a raw wintry morning, a watermill may talk of damp and rats, and other comfortless things; but on such a day as this is, its cool gushing sound and spattery playfulness are delicious both to ear and eye."
Etymology
From spatter + -y.
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