untainted

adjective

un·​taint·​ed ˌən-ˈtān-təd How to pronounce untainted (audio)
: not contaminated, spoiled, or affected slightly with something bad : not tainted
untainted evidence
an untainted reputation

Examples of untainted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That sentiment remained untainted despite his battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The passion for music, for a particular singer singing a particular song, is untainted by the ennui of too many channels, too many recordings, too many choices. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024 In the event, however, the Biden Justice Department prosecuted hundreds of people on trifling misdemeanor offenses that would never have been charged in normal cases untainted by partisan politics. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 9 Dec. 2023 The soaring promo video at 2021’s Meta Connect suggested that the metaverse would remain untainted by the limitations of the real world—even, perhaps, the laws of physics. WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023 In the film, the gray-haired Samurai Priest is chasing a clique of vampires seeking untainted blood. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023 The trick is selecting untainted herbs (chemicals are not welcome in our face bath) that are gentle yet robust. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023 Some other untainted catalyst will emerge that will once again excite people and provide a voice to the voiceless, but hip-hop won’t be it. Spin Staff, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023 Indeed, Nolan’s implication that using an old-fashioned dolly or a pair of shoulders to move the camera around rendered his method untainted in some way is preposterous. Hazlitt, 9 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of untainted was in 1590

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“Untainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untainted. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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