bedaubed
Coated messily with substance
Bedaubed is the past tense and past participle of bedaub, meaning to smear or cover thickly with something messy or sticky.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, suggesting crude or excessive application: walls bedaubed with mud, a face bedaubed with gaudy makeup.
It often carries a sense of tastelessness or sloppiness in the covering.
Spread carelessly across
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- coatedHaving a surface layer
- slatheredSpread on liberally
- besmearedCoated with substance
besmirched · smudged · streaked · splotched · slapped · spread · caked · layered
Not clean
- grimedMade dirty, soiled
- muddiedMade murky or unclear
- soiledMade unclean
- stainedMarred by discoloration
sullied · filthy · grimy · smirched · tarnished · discolored · defaced · marked
Irregularly marked or stained
- blotchedMarked with irregular spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- speckledDotted with small marks
- dappledMarked with spots
flecked · stippled · blotchy · patchy · spotty · splodged · marbled · variegated
Coated with pigment
- pigmentedHaving color added
- coloredHaving pigment applied
- tintedGiven subtle coloration
- brushedTouched in passing
decorated · adorned · embellished · ornamented · frescoed · whitewashed · gilded · lacquered
smeared
Spread carelessly across
besmeared · besmirched · smudged · streaked · splotched · slapped · spread · caked · layered · thick
dirty
Not clean
stained · sullied · filthy · grimy · smirched · tarnished · discolored · defaced · marked · spattered
splotched
Irregularly marked or stained
- blotchedMarked with irregular spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- speckledDotted with small marks
dappled · flecked · stippled · blotchy · patchy · spotty · splodged · marbled · variegated
painted
Coated with pigment
brushed · decorated · adorned · embellished · ornamented · frescoed · whitewashed · gilded · lacquered · varnished
bedaubedcleaned
Removed dirt from
clean · spotless · pristine · immaculate · unbesmirched
bedaubedunadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
undecorated · plain · bare · unembellished · stark