Adjective
(comparative more marred, superlative most marred)
Verb
- simple past tense and past participle of mar
marred
This spilled wine has marred the carpet.
Marred is defined as sullied, spoiled, impaired or disfigured to make something imperfect.
A red wine stain spilled in the middle of the carpet is an example of something that marred the carpet.
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"marred." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/marred>.
APA Style
marred. (n.d.). Retrieved December 18th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/marred
marred
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"marred." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/marred>.
APA Style
marred. (n.d.). Retrieved December 18th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/marred
Sentence Examples
- There were at least three different footprints but they were marred and nearly indistinguishable.
- Violent scars marred her torso and arms.
- The cunning and cruelty which marred his character were forgotten, and his services to his church and country remembered.
- In September he surprised and routed Montrose at Philiphaugh near Selkirk, and was rewarded by the committee of estates with a present of -50,000 merks and a gold chain; but his victory was marred by the butchery of the captured Irish - men, women and children - to whom quarter had been given.
- Unfortunately the council of Constance, which met mainly through the efforts of Sigismund in 1414, marred its labors by the judicial murders of John Huss and of Jerome of Prague.
» more...