slur

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slur Definition

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

slur Synonyms

• aspersion
• blot
• blur
• daub
• dim
• slur
• smear
• smirch
• smudge
• spot