Splatch
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A blot or splash.
"[I]t appear'd through the Microscope gray, like a great splatch of London dirt […]"
- 1 To mark with a splatch.
"Stanton described Lincoln as "A long, lank creature from Illinois, wearing a dirty linen duster for a coat, on the back of which the perspiration had splatched wide stains that resembled a map of the continent.""
- 2 To manipulate roughly or crudely.
"Fine distinctions, however, are wasted on Sir William Harcourt. His text is, ' We are rich and growing yearly richer,' and the more broadly splatched the facts he marshals in support of his text the more striking the effect."
- 3 To move in a manner that causes splashing or spreading of material.
"We splatched down into the river and across it, getting quite wet, while I swore quietly and monotonously."
Example
More examples"[I]t appear'd through the Microscope gray, like a great splatch of London dirt […]"
Etymology
Probably imitative.
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