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单词 aspersed
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aspersedadj.

/əˈspəːst/
Etymology: < asperse v. + -ed suffix1.
1. Besprinkled; spec. in Heraldry strewed or powdered with a number of small charges, such as fleur-de-lis.
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1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) viii. 119 Aspersed,..used to signify that a shield..is covered with an indefinite number of minor charges.
2. Calumniated, slandered, defamed.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adjective] > slandered
belied1590
slandered1602
defamed1630
scandalled1640
aspersed1655
calumniated1793
belibelled1881
1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 181 The Archbishop of Canterbury stands aspersed in common fame.
1771 J. W. Fletcher Second Check Antinom. Pref. p. vii Mr. W. owed it to..his own aspersed character.
1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. v. 272 To vindicate his aspersed integrity.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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