The Clue
Bit of mudslinging (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SLUR
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Notes
The answer SLUR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
Related Clues
Affront
Asperse
Aspersion
Calumniate
Calumny
Depreciate
Discredit
Disparage
Elide
Innuendo
Insult
Malign
Offend
Putdown
Slight
Smudge
Stigma
Vilipend
Arc on a score
Bit of slander
Cast aspersions on
Catty remark
Drunk's tipoff
Evidence of drunkenness
Legato effect
Libelous remark
Musical mark
Musical sign
Phonetic elision
Put-down
Pass lightly over
Sling mud at, say
"White trash," e.g.
Definition
SLUR as a noun:
1. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
2. (aspersion, slur) = 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. (smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur) = a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
SLUR as a verb:
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. (blur, dim, slur) = become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"