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Splatter vs Splattery - What's the difference?

splatter | splattery |

As a noun splatter

is an uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.

As a verb splatter

is to splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.

As an adjective splattery is

resembling or covered in splatters.

splatter

English

(wikipedia splatter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
    • He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
  • (attributive) A genre of gory horror.
    • splatter''' film; '''splatter movie

    Verb

  • To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
    • The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.
  • To cause (something) to splatter.
    • He splattered paint onto the wall.
  • To spatter (something or somebody).
  • * 2012 , Kimberly J. Heide, Doors of Promise (page 100)
    • Her wet hands splattered him with suds.

    Anagrams

    * * English ergative verbs

    splattery

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or covered in splatters.
    • His old green baize work-gown with a splattery white patch in the middle of the back. — Mark Twain.