slurred

slur  (slûr)

tr.v. slurred, slur·ring, slurs

1. To pronounce indistinctly.

2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.

3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration.

4. Music

a. To glide over (a series of notes) smoothly without a break.

b. To mark with a slur.

5. Printing To blur or smear.

n.

1. A disparaging remark; an aspersion.

2. A slurred utterance or sound.

3. Music

a. A curved line connecting notes on a score to indicate that they are to be played or sung legato.

b. A passage played or sung in this manner.

4. Printing A smeared or blurred impression.

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[Probably from Middle English sloor, mud.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

slurred - spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" thick unintelligible - poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech"

Translations

slurred [slɜːd] ADJ [pronunciation] → mal articulado, borroso

slurred [ˈslɜː^rd] adj [words, speech] → inarticulé(e), indistinct(e)

slurred

adj → undeutlich; (Mus) note → gebunden

adv (Mus) → gebunden

slurred [slɜːd] adj (speech) → confuso/a

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slurred [slɜːd] adj (speech) → confuso/a