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The Clue
Disparaged (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SLURRED
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Notes
The answer SLURRED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Calumniated
Cast aspersions on
Indistinct, as speech
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Definition
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"
SLURRED as an adjective:
1. (slurred, thick) = spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"