unsmirched
English
Etymology
From un- + smirched.
Adjective
unsmirched (comparative more unsmirched, superlative most unsmirched)
- Not having been smirched; unbesmirched.
- 1889, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete:
- You are English boys, you will remain English boys, and you will keep that name unsmirched.
- 1903, Carter Goodloe, Calvert of Strathore:
- Gossip and rumor left no frailty undiscovered, no reputation unsmirched.
- 1918, Magnay, William, The Hunt Ball Mystery:
- 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.
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