bespattered
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When they are butchered on the spot, which happens in certain live-animal markets, their bespattered fluids potentially expose other animals as well as humans.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
He did have a caveat: “The authors have such a picturesque yarn to spin that their insistence upon thrusting bespattered conversation down the throats of the audience is as superfluous as it is unpleasant.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
"This is an unprecedented loss," he intones, as £200-worth of bespattered baked goods are scraped into a Biffa bin.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2013
Through it all, his well-tailored grey suit is battered, bespattered, but always ready to be ironed and pressed.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2012
“Capital boys, aren’t they? I feel quite young and brisk again after that.” said Jo, strolling along with her hands behind her, partly from habit, partly to conceal the bespattered parasol.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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