BESLIME

Etymology

Verb

beslime (third-person singular simple present beslimes, present participle besliming, simple past and past participle beslimed)

(transitive, archaic) To make dirty with something slimy; befoul

(transitive, archaic) To insult, to say negative things about.

(transitive) To cover or daub with slime; slime.

Anagrams

• besmile

Source: Wiktionary


Be*slime", v. t.

Definition: To daub with slime; to soil. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2024

TWIST

(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”


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