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Definition of Tainted
1. Adjective. Touched by rot or decay. "`corrupt' is archaic"
Definition of Tainted
1. Adjective. corrupted or filled with imperfections. ¹
2. Verb. (past of taint) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tainted
1. taint [v] - See also: taint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tainted
Literary usage of Tainted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"tainted MONEY AND THE CHURCH. BY REV. GEORGE F. PENTECOST, DD PERIOD of frenzied
discussion A of this subject is past and the time for a more calm and ..."
2. Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare (2001)
"Valuing Rowe. ii, iii (MS) . foul-tainted Dyce, Walker, ... With 'foul-tainted'
we may compare 'foul-defiled' in the R. of L. : 'The remedy . ..."
3. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1876)
"Mr. HAWLEY said a hundred pound* of tainted milk might be made up with a large
quantity of good milk, and there would be less cheese and poorer than there ..."
4. The Law of Contracts by Theophilus Parsons (1866)
"although it takes in fact something more than lawful interest) is not usury.
(p) SECTION IV. THE CONTRACT ITSELF MUST BE tainted WITH ..."
5. The Law of Contracts by Theophilus Parsons, John Melville Gould (1904)
"THE CONTRACT ITSELF MUST BE tainted WITH THE USURY. In order that a contract or
debt should be avoided as usurious, it is necessary that it should itself be ..."
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