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tainted

/ˈteɪntɪd/
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verb

  • To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
  • To spoil (food) by contamination.
  • To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
  • To be affected with incipient putrefaction.

    "Meat soon taints in warm weather."

  • To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
  • To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.

verb

  • To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
  • To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
  • To thrust ineffectually with a lance.

adjective

  • Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

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

  • (of data) Originating from an untrusted source.

    "Do not use tainted values in SQL queries."

Word Statistics

Letter Count7 letters
Syllables1 syllable
Difficulty Level
Hard
Word FrequencyUncommon
Vowel Count3 vowels
Consonant Count4 consonants

Letter Analysis & Structure

First LetterT
Last LetterD
Letter Breakdown
T
A
I
N
T
E
D

Game Compatibility & Validity

Valid English Word
Available in Smotix Dictionary
Suitable for Vocabulary Learning
Compatible with Random Wordle (4–8 Letters)
Suitable for Timed Rush & Category Wordle

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