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TAINTED

8 pts

/ˈteɪntɪd/

Extended Definitions

verb

  1. To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
  2. To spoil (food) by contamination.
  3. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.

verb

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

adjective

  1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
  2. (of data) Originating from an untrusted source.

verb

Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

Dictionary Definition

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Letter Values

T1
A1
I1
N1
T1
E1
D2
= 8