untainted
adjective
un·taint·ed
ˌən-ˈtān-təd 
: not contaminated, spoiled, or affected slightly with something bad : not tainted
untainted evidence
an untainted reputation
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In the film, the gray-haired Samurai Priest is chasing a clique of vampires seeking untainted blood.
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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
The curtain was ornately embroidered with images of bears, onion domes, and noble savages untainted by logic.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
The gist of Law and Justice’s approach is to water down Polish history to a morality tale of untainted heroism and martyrdom.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2023
The most Bilger can conclude is that, during World War II, almost no one remained untainted.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Condor rehabilitations programs typically help release young captive birds into the wild in September, provide a clean and untainted food source for the flock, collect their blood samples, and track the birds across California, Oregon, Northern Arizona, and Southern Utah during the summers.
—Jesse Klein, Wired, 11 Dec. 2020
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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
The curtain was ornately embroidered with images of bears, onion domes, and noble savages untainted by logic.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
The gist of Law and Justice’s approach is to water down Polish history to a morality tale of untainted heroism and martyrdom.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2023
The most Bilger can conclude is that, during World War II, almost no one remained untainted.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Condor rehabilitations programs typically help release young captive birds into the wild in September, provide a clean and untainted food source for the flock, collect their blood samples, and track the birds across California, Oregon, Northern Arizona, and Southern Utah during the summers.
—Jesse Klein, Wired, 11 Dec. 2020
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1590, in the meaning defined above
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