5
fouled(verb, dirtied)
5
marred(verb, adjective, blemished)
5
smeared(verb, dirtied, slandered)
4
blotted(verb, blemished)
4
faded(verb, adjective, dull, dark, gloomy)
4
flawed(adjective, blemished)
4
flecked(verb, adjective, blemished)
4
imperfect(adjective, blemished)
3
blurred(verb, adjective, dull, dark, gloomy)
3
calumniated(verb, slandered)
3
corrupt(adjective, polluted, tainted, impure, contaminated)
3
darkened
3
defective(adjective, blemished)
3
disfigured(verb, adjective, blemished)
3
marked(verb, adjective, blemished)
3
muddied(verb, dirtied)
3
slandered(verb, slandered)
3
specked(verb, adjective, blemished)
3
spoiled(verb, adjective, blemished)
3
stigmatized(verb, slandered)
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