Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blemished

/blˈɛmɪʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: blem-ished
IPA: /blˈɛmɪʃt/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of blemish

adj

Having blemishes; flawed.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Inflected Forms

more blemished (comparative) most blemished (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

unblemished

Synonyms

flawed

Rhymes With

unblemished

Questions

How do you pronounce blemished?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈɛmɪʃt/.
What does blemished mean?: simple past and past participle of blemish

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