Crossword clues for blemished
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blemished; p. pr. & vb. n. Blemishing.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir, blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[^e]mir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[^e]me, prob. fr. Icel bl[=a]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[=a]r blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See Blue.]
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To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.
Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul.
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To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.
There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation.
--Oldys.
Wiktionary
Having blemishes; flawed. v
(en-past of: blemish)
WordNet
adj. marred by imperfections [ant: unblemished]
having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond" [syn: flawed]
Usage examples of "blemished".
But when I look into a glass, I see there an aged stranger, sapped and sagged and blemished and enfeebled by the corroding rusts of five and sixty years.
It was a pity she was so badly blemished, for there were other things about her that were distinctly enticing.
My reputation, though decidedly blemished amongst the upper classes, was quite the opposite in the demimonde.