slur

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

2slur

verb
slurredslur·ring

Definition of SLUR

transitive verb
1
: to cast aspersions on : disparage <slurred his reputation>
2
: to make indistinct : obscure
intransitive verb
: to slip so as to cause a slur —used of a sheet being printed

First Known Use of SLUR

1660

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