besmeared

verb

past tense of besmear
as in smeared
to rub an oily or sticky substance over besmeared the napkin with jelly

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  1. smeared
  2. painted
  3. coated
Verb
  • Apparently, ancient Greeks used breadsticks smeared with olive oil as a lubricant.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her makeup, crafted by Diana Shin, was equally as striking and overtly feminine, featuring pink shadow smeared in her crease, shimmer on her lids, falsies glued to her top lash line and burgundy lip liner accenting her lips.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of smeared
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  • The city’s greatest sight is perhaps the Hospicio Cabañas, an early-19th-century orphanage with a chapel where José Clemente Orozco painted 57 frescoes in the late 1930s.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Abdi worries that Miller’s latest promotion will further anti-immigrant policies, which have long painted Iranians and other immigrant communities as threats.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of painted
Verb
  • When the cereal is almost fully coated with the marshmallow–dulce de leche mixture, add the remaining 2 cups of marshmallows.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • They are coated with gold and parylene C, a polymer that improves biocompatibility.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of coated
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“Besmeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmeared. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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