untinged

[ uhn-tinjd ]

adjective

1. not colored, as by paint or the sun.
2. not biased or affected:

   a report untinged by sentimentality.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untinged¹

First recorded in 1655–65; un- ¹ + tinge ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

D.C. deserves an attorney general untinged by conflict of interest.

From Washington Post

At one point, surely, the message board was untinged by memeification.

From Washington Post

He commands a devotion more sweeping in scope, more world-wide than any other living man—a devotion rooted deep in gratitude, and untinged by bias of race, color, religion, or politics.

From Slate

In the autumn of the media patriarchs, he stands practically alone, untinged by scandal.

From New York Times

The slave she becomes, named Shola, isn’t Mona; Shola’s consciousness is untinged by Mona’s modern-day knowledge.

From The New Yorker