Untarnished

adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not tarnished

    "Because White had been working for a different Govia franchise, rather than for either Southeastern or the parent group, he was untarnished by any of the financial accusations made by the Government."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of reputation) free from blemishes wordnet

Synonyms

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unblemishedblamelessbleachedblotlessbrightchaste

Example

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"Because White had been working for a different Govia franchise, rather than for either Southeastern or the parent group, he was untarnished by any of the financial accusations made by the Government."

Etymology

From un- + tarnished.

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