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splatty

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Etymology

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From splat +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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splatty (comparative more splatty, superlative most splatty)

  1. (informal) Tending to splatter; messy.
    • 2015, Bill Bryson, The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island, page 206:
      Gulls cawed and wheeled overhead, dropping splatty white cluster bombs on rooftops and pavements. Goodness knows what those gulls eat, but it certainly keeps them regular.