slurred Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb play smoothly or legato
    slur.
    • the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
  2. verb speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
    slur.
    • your comments are slurring your co-workers
  3. verb utter indistinctly
    slur.
  4. verb become vague or indistinct
    slur; dim; blur.
    • The distinction between the two theories blurred
  5. adjective satellite spoken as if with a thick tongue
    thick.
    • the thick speech of a drunkard
    • his words were slurred

WordNet


Slurred adjective
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) Marked with a slur; performed in a smooth, gliding style, like notes marked with a slur.

Webster 1913