Blemished
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Blemished is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of blemish.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of blemish.
More Meanings
- Having blemishes; flawed.
Example Sentences
One of them in fact singled out Rebecca, not the marmoreal Rowena, as the novel′s most blemished character. “She is,” he complained, “too near perfection.[…]”
The most blemished life will not keep His love from pouring out. It is the blemished and the marked, the hurting and the rejected that stirs this love in Him.
Stated sharply, today′s centers of higher learning are more blemished than superficial appearances suggest, and what often seems “democratic” is little more than contrived public displays.
Synonyms for blemished
Depending on context, synonyms include tarnished, sullied, marred, spotted, tainted, flawed.
Antonyms for blemished
Common opposites include unblemished.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tarnished, flyblown, sullied, blotchy, spotted, stained.
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