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Webster 1828 Edition


Unsmirched

UNSMIRCH'ED

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Adj.
Not stained; not soiled or blacked.

Definition 2024


unsmirched

unsmirched

English

Adjective

unsmirched (comparative more unsmirched, superlative most unsmirched)

  1. Not having been smirched; unbesmirched.
    • 1889, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete:
      You are English boys, you will remain English boys, and you will keep that name unsmirched.
    • 1903, Carter Goodloe, Calvert of Strathore:
      Gossip and rumor left no frailty undiscovered, no reputation unsmirched.
    • 1918, Magnay, William, The Hunt Ball Mystery:
      Dick is a good fellow and very fond of me, but, although you might not think it, he is almost absurdly proud of the family name and its unsmirched record.