Slur
WordNet
noun
(1) A blemish made by dirt
"He had a smudge on his cheek"
(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"
(3) (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
verb
(4) Become vague or indistinct
"The distinction between the two theories blurred"
(5) Utter indistinctly
(6) Speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
"Your comments are slurring your co-workers"
(7) Play smoothly or legato
"The pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
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Etymology
From slore. Cf. Old Norse . Cognate with Middle Low German . Related to dialect Norwegian , Danish (esp. for wheels).
Noun
- An insult or slight.
- a racial slur
- A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
- The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes.
Verb
- To insult or slight.
- To run together; to articulate poorly.
- He slurs his speech when he is drunk.
- To play legato or without separate articulation.