Meanings of mar the effect in English

Nervous intensity may not so much mar the effect of earnest debate.

No affectation, nor pedantry, nor mannishness to mar the effect.

Bereford Castle stands in its grandeur and beauty with not an object near to mar the effect.

Every individual appeared free from those blemishes which sometimes mar the effect of an otherwise perfect form.

Observant of his unwillingness to mar the effect by opening it again, Defarge said, "Go on, Jacques."

Katie stepped back on to the doorstep, lest the inferiority of her stature should mar the effect of her disdain.

They are, it is true, out of scale, and thus mar the effect of the court to a certain extent.

With these exceptions, every individual appeared free from those blemishes which sometimes mar the effect of an otherwise perfect form.

The other details of the fete were in keeping with this unheard-of luxury, and nothing seemed likely to mar the effect.

The Frenchmen here cannot restrain their transports in soft adagios; they will clap their hands in loud applause and thus mar the effect.

"And did you fear to mar the effect of this meeting if you accompanied her?"

The poet somewhat mars the effect of this compliment to the charms of Stowe, by making it a matter of regret that the owner

This causes an unpleasant rustling sound that mars the effect of the music and is sometimes very disturbing to music-lovers who are sitting near you.