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Definition of Marred
1. Adjective. Blemished by injury or rough wear. "Walls marred by graffiti"
Definition of Marred
1. Verb. (past of mar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marred
1. mar [v] - See also: mar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marred
Literary usage of Marred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1897)
"1774 Charles West & Hephzibah Barnard hath been published according to Law ware
marred by me Caleb Bunker Jestice of the Peace Nantucket october: ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1886)
"The poet adds, however, that Bruce's fortunes were marred by his ' outrageous'
pride. In the autumn of 1318, Edward Bruce projected another descent upon ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The life of Milton was marred by prejudice, religious and political, as well as
by lack of appreciation of such a poem as 'Lycidas,'' the life of Gray was ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... 61- 71. tano's work; his style is marred by frequent and disagreeable
eccentricities. When he wishes to be naïve, he often becomes merely childish. ..."
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