untainted

untainted
untainted 1580s, in the moral sense; c.1600 in the physical sense; from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + pp. of TAINT (Cf. taint) (v.).

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  • untainted — index absolute (ideal), blameless, infallible, pure, unblemished, unimpeachable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • untainted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not contaminated or tainted …   English terms dictionary

  • untainted — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • untainted — adj. untainted by (untainted by scandal) * * * [ʌn teɪntɪd] untainted by (untainted by scandal) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • untainted — un|taint|ed [ʌnˈteıntıd] adj formal not affected or influenced by something bad untainted by ▪ a politician untainted by corruption …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • untainted — un|taint|ed [ ʌn teıntəd ] adjective not spoiled, especially by a situation that could have caused damage: The island remains untainted by tourism …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • untainted — UK [ʌnˈteɪntɪd] / US [ʌnˈteɪntəd] adjective not spoiled, especially by a situation that could have caused damage The island remains untainted by tourism …   English dictionary

  • untainted — adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • untainted — adjective /ʌnˈteɪntɪd/ Not tainted; free of contamination; pure …   Wiktionary

  • untainted — Synonyms and related words: absolute, beyond all praise, bleached, blotless, bright, chaste, clean, cleanly, conserved, dainty, defectless, dirt free, fair, fastidious, faultless, flawless, fresh, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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