n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: slath · ered ; slath · er · ing \ ' sla- th ə -ri ŋ , ' sla th -ri ŋ \
Date: 1866
1 : to use or spend in a wasteful or lavish manner : SQUANDER
2 a : to spread thickly or lavishly < slather ed sunscreen on her skin> b : to spread something thickly or lavishly on < slather ed her skin with sunscreen>