"unsmirched" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unsmirched [comparative], most unsmirched [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + smirched. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|smirched}} un- + smirched Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsmirched (comparative more unsmirched, superlative most unsmirched)
  1. Not having been smirched; unbesmirched.
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