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tainted.

Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈteɪntɪd/

  1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

    Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

  2. Originating from an untrusted source.

    Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.
Where this word comes from

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/ˈteɪntɪd/

  1. simple past and past participle of taint

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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.

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