Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsmirched

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-smirched
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having been smirched; unbesmirched.

Example Sentences

"You are English boys, you will remain English boys, and you will keep that name unsmirched."
"Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations, and was prouder of it than of any other of its possessions."
"Gossip and rumor left no frailty undiscovered, no reputation unsmirched."
"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."

Etymology

From un- + smirched.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unsmirched (comparative) most unsmirched (superlative)

Questions

What does unsmirched mean?: Not having been smirched; unbesmirched.
Where does unsmirched come from?: From un- + smirched.

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