slur over

1. 1.

   treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

   Synonymsgloss overskate oversmooth overskimp over

   Broadertreat

Questions about slur over

What does slur over mean?

slur over means "treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly".

What is another word for slur over?

Close synonyms include gloss over, skate over, smooth over, skimp over. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slur over a common word?

slur over is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.