Associations to the word «Tainted»

Wiktionary

TAINTED, adjective. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
TAINTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of taint

Dictionary definition

TAINTED, adjective. Touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats