Dysarthria (or slurred speech) is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury of the motor component of the motor-speech system and is characterized by poor articulation of phonemes
An undesirable printing condition where the printed image is smeared Slur can result from insufficient blanket pressure due to improper packing (offset), slippage of a press part during the printing stroke (screen printing), mechanical problems on the press, or lack of ink tack In offset printing, slur causes halftone dots to enlarge dramatically and affects color fidelity Type can become blurred and difficult to read Print control targets containing microline slur bars can be placed at the edge of a form to spot and diagnose a problem Slur is distinguished from a similar press problem called doubling, where the image is printed again next to the correct version instead of smearing the ink
A statement that harms or is meant to harm someone else's reputation, or which shows disrespect for that person, or which shows an attitude of contempt towards that person
make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers" play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
(1) a printing defect caused by slippage or movement of screen, substrate, or stencil at the moment of printing; (2) also may be caused by a highly elastic ink splashing onto the substrate following ink shear
If someone slurs their speech or if their speech slurs, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy. He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual The newscaster's speech began to slur
{i} stain, blemish, mark; insult, disgrace, slight, disparagement; indistinct sound, slurred sound; arc-like symbol that connects two or more notes and indicates that they are to be played smoothly (Music)
A mark, thus [&upslur; or &downslur;], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato
a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
{f} speak indistinctly; stain, blemish; insult, disparage, belittle; pass over, ignore; play or sing a series of notes in a smooth and connected manner (Music)