† smoterlyadj.
Etymology: Compare smotry adj. and smotter v.
Obsolete.
rare.
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [adjective] > stained or sullied
c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 43 And eek for she was som del smoterlich She was as digne as water in a dich.
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