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unstained

[ uhn-steynd ]

adjective

  1. not stained or spotted; unsoiled.
  2. without moral blemish.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unstained1

First recorded in 1545–55; un- 1 + stain + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

This can be excessive for, say, unstained shirts you threw in the hamper just because you wore them twice.

Mrs. Kaye admitted her promptly and presented an unstained front, although her color was lower than usual.

They can be seen in stained preparations, but are best found in fresh unstained blood.

Everywhere the clear yellow of the pine flamed unstained by time.

They left unstained, what there they found, Freedom to worship God.

He left a military fame never surpassed in England,--except by Wellington,--and a name unstained by cruelty.

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