adjective
spilt
spihlt
adjective
1
Poured out accidentally; that has been spilled.
"There's no use crying over spilt milk."
How to Use Spilt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPast tense/adjective form of spill, mainly used in British English.
UK vs US
British English favors "spilt"; American English almost always uses "spilled."
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Etymology
Formed from spill plus the old past-tense ending "-t," common in British English alongside "spilled."