besprent

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adjective

besprinkled

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wet
OriginMiddle English bespreynt ← Old English *besprengd →
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of besprenge
adjectivebesprent (comparative more besprent, superlative most besprent)

comparative more besprent · superlative most besprent

  1. archaicbesprinkled

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesprinkled over

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wet
Also see
wet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old English*besprengd
  2. Middle Englishbespreynt
  3. Englishbesprent

From Middle English bespreynt, from Old English *besprengd, equivalent to be- + sprent.

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APA

besprent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besprent

MLA

“besprent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besprent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besprent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besprent.

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