Meanings
besprinkled1
adjectivebesprinkled (comparative more besprinkled, superlative most besprinkled)
comparative more besprinkled · superlative most besprinkled
- Sprinkled.
[…] the multitude were in no bad humour at being now and then besprinkled with friendly showers of momentary duration […]
1835, Edgar Allan Poe, The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaal
besprinkled2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of besprinkle
Origin
- Middle Englishby-sprenkled
- Englishbesprinkled
From Middle English by-sprenkled, be-spryngeld, besprengild, equivalent to be- (“on, about, around, upon, all over”) + sprinkled.
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APA
besprinkled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besprinkled
MLA
“besprinkled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besprinkled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besprinkled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besprinkled.
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