"besprinkled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more besprinkled [comparative], most besprinkled [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English by-sprenkled, be-spryngeld, besprengild, equivalent to be- (“on, about, around, upon, all over”) + sprinkled. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|by-sprenkled}} Middle English by-sprenkled, {{pre|en|be|sprinkled|t1=on, about, around, upon, all over}} be- (“on, about, around, upon, all over”) + sprinkled Head templates: {{en-adj}} besprinkled (comparative more besprinkled, superlative most besprinkled)
  1. Sprinkled. Derived forms: unbesprinkled
    Sense id: en-besprinkled-en-adj-~coAJOMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} besprinkled
  1. simple past and past participle of besprinkle Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: besprinkle
    Sense id: en-besprinkled-en-verb-9X3pX2ko
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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