untainted

English

Etymology

un- +‎ tainted

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌnˈteɪntɪd/

Adjective

untainted (comparative more untainted, superlative most untainted)

Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292:
  
  The master of [the Bell public house] is brother to the great preacher Whitefield; but is absolutely untainted with the pernicious principles of Methodism, or of any other heretical sect.

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