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adjective un·taint·ed \ ˌən-ˈtān-təd \

Definition of untainted

:not contaminated, spoiled, or affected slightly with something bad :not tainted

untainted evidence

an untainted reputation

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Roger Maris with 61 and Babe Ruth with 60 are the only untainted men to have reached that plateau.

— greg cote, miamiherald, "New Marlins owners: Wanna be anti-Loria? Start with a commitment to keeping Stanton," 19 Aug. 2017
Nobody can refill the stadium and give the fans an untainted competition.

— tim layden, SI.com, "Usain Bolt's Decade-Long Party Reaches the Finish Line," 3 Aug. 2017
Their only hope would be to locate an untainted, isolated rural feeding ground, right? Crane laughs.

— jeremy henderson, AL.com, "Vampires feed on real-life Alabama town in popular paranormal romance by Bama grad," 23 May 2017
American Pharoah was supposed to relieve us of our misgivings, to be the metaphor for fresh and pure achievement, courageous and untainted.

— bernie lincicome, chicagotribune.com, "American Pharoah, remember him? Once the savior of all sports," 19 May 2017
Continuum has a large, rare collection of ribbed, holophane fixtures which use borosilicate glass reflectors and refractors to provide an untainted light, and are considered mid-20th century industrial art.

— mary ellen fillo, courant.com, "Cape Cod Shopping, Dining, Trips For When You're Not At The Beach," 17 May 2017
Cheap, untainted talent is the foundation of reclamation projects.

— marcus hayes, Philly.com, "Here's what you should hope happens for Sixers in draft lottery | Marcus Hayes," 15 May 2017
At the level of sheer untainted corruption—like the taking of bribes to allocate television or hosting rights, which has been going on at FIFA—

— National Geographic, "There's a Dark History Behind the Glittering Olympic Games," 31 July 2016

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