tainted

adjectiveverbattested in dialogue

//ˈteɪntɪd//

Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

adjective

1
Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.
A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.
2
Originating from an untrusted source.
Near-synonyms: imperfect, faulty
Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.

Etymology

Etymology tree English taint Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English tainted From taint + -ed.

verb

1
Also a form of taintsimple past and past participle of taint

Forms

comparative: more tainted
superlative: most tainted

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tainted · Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

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