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Webster 1828 Edition


Tainted

TA'INTED

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Impregnated with something noxious, disagreeable to the senses or poisonous; infected;corrupted; stained.

Definition 2024


tainted

tainted

English

Adjective

tainted (comparative more tainted, superlative most tainted)

  1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
    Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.
  2. (computer security, of data) Originating from an untrusted source.
    Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.

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Verb

tainted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of taint