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Nouns
(n)
slur
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
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(n)
aspersion
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slur
a disparaging remark
“in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion”
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“it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility”
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(n)
smudge
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spot
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blot
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daub
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smear
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smirch
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slur
a blemish made by dirt
“he had a smudge on his cheek”
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Verbs
(v)
slur
play smoothly or legato
“the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata”
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(v)
slur
speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
“your comments are slurring your co-workers”
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(v)
slur
utter indistinctly
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(v)
blur
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dim
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slur
become vague or indistinct
“The distinction between the two theories blurred”
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