1. smeared or covered with a sticky, wet, or messy substance
Usage: often implies careless or excessive application

Examples

• The child’s face was bedaubed with chocolate frosting.
• His hands were bedaubed with paint after the art project.
• The walls were bedaubed with mud from the flood.
• She emerged from the garden bedaubed with dirt and sweat.
• The canvas was bedaubed with thick layers of oil paint.
• The actor’s costume was bedaubed with fake blood for the scene.