blemishedadj.
/ˈblɛmɪʃt/ Damaged or disfigured; marred by defect, flaw, or stain; spoiled.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective] > blemished
wemmed1382
blemishedc1440
scarreda1593
flawful1881
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 39 Blemschyde [1499 blemysshed], obfuscatus.
a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 25 She might not for shame shewe her visage, it was so foule blemisshed.
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. vii. 122 The corruption of a blemishst stocke. View more context for this quotation
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 8 No blind or blemished person might come.
1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. v. 184 He died, and has left a blemished name.
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