MARRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marred mean? 

• MARRED (adjective)
  The adjective MARRED has 1 sense:

1. blemished by injury or rough wear

  Familiarity information: MARRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blemished by injury or rough wear

Synonyms:

marred; scarred

Context example:

walls marred by graffiti

Similar:

blemished (marred by imperfections)

 Context examples 

This was a truly thrilling scene, though some persons might have thought that the sudden tumbling down of a quantity of long red hair rather marred the effect of the villain's death.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He was continually marred and scarred by the teeth of the pack, and as continually he left his own marks upon the pack.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

So saying, with downcast lids and a dignity which was somewhat marred by her bedraggled skirt, she swept off down the muddy track, leaving Alleyne standing staring ruefully after her.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had a large red face, with pendulous cheeks, and a general air of superficial benevolence which was marred by a cruel, vicious mouth.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was marred and scarred by that mysterious world of rough men and rougher deeds, the outposts of which began beyond her horizon.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

People’s sleep can be marred, in turn affecting their health.

(Study: Earth’s Night Skies Getting Brighter, VOA)

I had already remarked that his language was excellent, marred with an occasional slight inaccuracy.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

There was something of Mr. Pickwick’s benevolence in his appearance, marred only by the insincerity of the fixed smile and by the hard glitter of those restless and penetrating eyes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Such was a sample of the sudden janglings which marred the peace of that little class.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

No little affectations marred it, and the cordial sweetness of her manner was more charming than the new beauty or the old grace, for it stamped her at once with the unmistakable sign of the true gentlewoman she had hoped to become.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)