Unbesmirched vs Unsmirched - What's the difference?
unbesmirched | unsmirched |
Not having been smirched; unbesmirched.
*{{quote-book, year=1889, author=Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), title=A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete, chapter=, edition=
, passage=You are English boys, you will remain English boys, and you will keep that name unsmirched . }}
*{{quote-book, year=1903, author=Carter Goodloe, title=Calvert of Strathore, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Gossip and rumor left no frailty undiscovered, no reputation unsmirched . }}
*{{quote-book, year=1918, author=Magnay, William, title=The Hunt Ball Mystery, chapter=, edition=
, passage=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. }}
As adjectives the difference between unbesmirched and unsmirched
is that unbesmirched is not besmirched while unsmirched is not having been smirched; unbesmirched.unsmirched
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