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adjective

Definition of smirchednext
as in stained

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smirched

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verb

past tense of smirch
1
as in blackened
to make dirty their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail

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2
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smirched
  1. filthy
  2. disgraced
  3. unclean
  4. grubby
  5. spotted
  6. dingy
Adjective
  • They were packed in the ships’ holds in filthy conditions reminiscent of their initial arrival in North America, their prospects of freedom largely unchanged by the war.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Don't let a little plumbing snafu make your dishwasher filthy.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of filthy
Verb
  • The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.
    Peter White, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Unable to reinvent itself after disgraced former CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested for breach of trust and misusing company assets back in November 2018, Nissan recently announced that its profits this year will be 70% lower than expected and suffered a $60 million loss last quarter.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgraced
Adjective
  • Produce can also be contaminated in processing centers by workers or unclean surfaces or equipment, or in distribution trucks.
    Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Ingesting water from an unclean bottle can result in gastrointestinal or respiratory issues, says Qinchun Rao, a professor of Food and Nutrition at Florida State University.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • The lightweight frames, adjustable nose pads and grubby temple pads make this Zunnies collection super comfortable for a list of different activities but are particularly helpful for runners.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Photo: Adrian Nina Ormerod’s splash of pink tulle reflects a wider trend for tinted veils that has proliferated in alternative corners of the Western wedding sphere, where women aren’t robbed of £50 for a warm glass of Prosecco and the privilege of wriggling into a grubby one-size-fits-all sample.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of grubby
Adjective
  • Anyone who comes across a spotted lanternfly is advised to squish it.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This past weekend, the spotted beagle Snoopy, star of the Peanuts comics and cartoons, found himself at the center of a political whirlwind.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of spotted
Adjective
  • His third-floor office, in a dingy concrete building across a roaring four-lane road from the Ikeja market, is a charnel house of dead mobile phones.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The cells are meticulously clean — an intentional and stark contrast to the dingy and squalid prisons of El Salvador’s past.
    David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of dingy
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