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tainted
[ teyn-tid ]
adjective
- infected, contaminated, corrupted, or spoiled:
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to eating tainted ground turkey has resulted in several deaths.
- affected by a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful:
We strongly urge you to distance your charitable organization from this discredited project and its tainted money.
- (of the name, reputation, etc., of a person or group) sullied or tarnished:
Having such a program available to these students could help fix the tainted reputation many feel our school has earned.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of taint 1.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ٲԳ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tainted1
Example Sentences
Baker, the attorney from UnCommon Law, said state officials have not done enough to ensure that the false positive test results haven’t tainted the parole process for inmates.
The FDA also refrained from naming all firms and companies that handled and processed the tainted lettuce.
Additionally, the agency redacted the names of all firms and companies that handled and processed the tainted lettuce.
There was a purity within us as young creators — we hadn’t been tainted by the world in a way, so it was like we could trust our gut.
This is just one witness in a case which Jagtar's legal representatives from Reprieve say is characterised by unreliable, even tainted, testimony.
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