Defiled Definition

defiled
adjective
  1. morally blemished; stained or impure

"Defiled" in song lyrics

See how defiled is used in real songs:

  • "Her twinkling handmaids too, by him defiled,"
    William Shakespeare — The Rape of Lucrece
  • "With outward honesty, but yet defiled"
    William Shakespeare — The Rape of Lucrece

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