splodge

/ (splɒdʒ) /

noun

a large irregular spot or blot

verb

(tr) to mark (something) with such a blot or blots

Derived forms of splodge

splodgy, adjective

Word Origin for splodge

C19: alteration of earlier splotch

Words nearby splodge

splittail, splitter, splitting, splitting adz, splitting field, splodge, sploosh, splore, splosh, splotch, splotchy

Example sentences from the Web for splodge

  • The ink is bad, and there is always a hair or a splodge on one's pen.

    Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov

  • There was a splodge of a darker tint in the middle, but whether it was figure or tree or house no man could have told.

    Grim Tales |Edith Nesbit