adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of taint form-of, participle, past

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

corruptimpurestaleabandonedadulteratedbad

Antonyms

All antonyms

immaculatepristinepure

Example

More examples

"There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted."

Etymology

From taint + -ed.

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