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Tainted

//ˈteɪntɪd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

    "Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money."

  2. 2
    Originating from an untrusted source.

    "Do not use tainted values in SQL queries."

Adjective
  1. 1
    touched by rot or decay wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of taint form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From taint + -ed.

Etymology 2

From taint + -ed.

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