maculate

Etymology

Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare (“to spot”).

verb

  1. To spot; to stain; to blur.
    There was a fresh smell in the air. Sidewalks began to be maculated with spreading areas of dryness 1918, Louis Joseph Vance, “Chapter 21”, in The False Faces

adj

  1. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
  2. Defiled; impure.
    Les Misérables is] about the struggle of a mistreated man as he rises to the top, along with a mortal conflict between this maculate virtuous man and an immaculate pursuing demon. May 25 1998, The New Republic

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