ADJECTIVE
- spotted or blotched
- morally blemished; stained or impure
VERB
-
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air -
spot, stain, or pollute
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
How To Use maculate In A Sentence
- The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
- Instantly Maryse Rose could picture Lefitte's dapper clothing, the immaculately creased trousers, his heavily brilliantined hair. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
- Even her few words of Gaelic at the start of her speech at the state dinner on Wednesday evening – "A Úachtárain agus a chairde" "president and friends", immaculately pronounced – were an unexpected gesture. Irish eyes are smiling: show of respect turns Queen into runaway favourite
- In their immaculate uniforms they go through safety procedures and tirelessly parade the aisles, pushing trolleys laden with drinks, meals and duty free.
- The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
- This is an immaculately researched, sophisticatedly argued investigation.
- Her apartment was immaculate.
- The same can be said for a blissfully simple plate of roasted free-range chicken: crisp and immaculate of crust, escorted by even crisper roasted potatoes and flavored with garlic and lemon.
- He dresses in immaculately pressed shalwar kameez and waistcoat - sheer Afghan chic.
- It is huge - two bedrooms plus a "solarium" (that's what they call it up there), so we would each have our own office (yippee!), tons of closets, beautiful new kitchen (dishwasher!) and bathroom, balcony, fireplace, in an immaculately maintained building with a fitness room, a pool, a parking spot for $50/month (you can't park a tire for $50 in NYC), and it's a stone's throw from the train. Archive 2004-07-01