spattered
Flecked with droplets
Spattered describes something marked with scattered drops or splashes of liquid or soft substance: a spattered windshield, walls spattered with paint.
The past participle of spatter, it suggests an irregular pattern of spots rather than a solid coating.
Blood-spattered appears frequently in crime reporting and horror fiction.
Made unclean
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
- splashedStruck liquid loudly
- smearedSpread carelessly across
- dirtyNot clean
stained · smudged · mucky · grubby · muddy · filthy · besmirched · sullied
Minute liquid globules
Spotted with small marks
- spottedSeen or patterned
- dottedMarked with small points
- dappledMarked with spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
speckled · stippled · blotched · scattered · dispersed · random · irregular · splodged
Liquid falling slowly
- PollockSurname of drip painter
- action paintingSpontaneous, physical mark-making
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
acrylic · ink splatter · brushwork · texture · gestural · impasto · flicking · pigment
soiled
Made unclean
dirty · stained · smudged · mucky · grubby · muddy · filthy · besmirched · sullied · unclean
droplets
Minute liquid globules
rain · grease · oil · water · ink · paint · puddle · wet · drips · gobs
flecked
Spotted with small marks
mottled · speckled · stippled · blotched · scattered · dispersed · random · irregular · splodged · sprayed
drip
Liquid falling slowly
- PollockSurname of drip painter
- action paintingSpontaneous, physical mark-making
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
canvas · acrylic · ink splatter · brushwork · texture · gestural · impasto · flicking · pigment · mural
- blood spatterDispersed droplets of blood