slur
n 1: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played
legato
2: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to
female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is
difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to
any slur on his virility" [syn: {aspersion}]
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
{smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}]
v 1: play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most
beautiful passage in the sonata"
2: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your
comments are slurring your co-workers"
3: utter indistinctly
4: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two
theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {dim}] [ant: {focus}]
[also: {slurring}, {slurred}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
slurred
adj : spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a
drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: {thick}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
slurred
See {slur}
Source: WordNet® 2.0