unsullied
/' n's lid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Free from stains, blemishes, or moral corruption: Describes something that remains pure, clean, or untarnished, either physically or in terms of reputation or character.
- Spotlessly clean and fresh: Describes something in a pristine, untouched state.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She maintained an unsullied reputation throughout her long career in public service.
- The unsullied snow on the mountain peak glistened in the morning sun.
- His motives for helping were completely unsullied by any thought of personal gain.
Advanced Usage
- "unsullied by": Used to indicate that something has not been contaminated or corrupted by a negative influence.
- Her childhood memories of the place remained unsullied by the later troubles.
- The treaty was an agreement unsullied by the political compromises of the past.
Variants and Related Words
- Unsulliedness (n, rare): The state or quality of being unsullied.
- Sully (v): To tarnish, soil, or damage the purity or integrity of something. This is the verb from which "unsullied" is derived.
- The scandal sullied the company's image.
Synonyms
- Untarnished: Not dulled or discolored; (of reputation) not damaged.
- Immaculate: Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy; free from flaws.
- Pristine: In its original condition; unspoiled.
- Incorruptible: Not susceptible to corruption, especially moral corruption.
Antonyms
- Sullied: Tarnished, stained, or corrupted.
- Tainted: Contaminated or polluted.
- Blemished: Spoiled or damaged.
Idioms and Phrases
- An unsullied record: A history or career free from any failures, scandals, or mistakes.
- The athlete retired with an unsullied record, having never failed a drug test.
- Of unsullied character: Describing a person whose moral integrity is beyond reproach.
- He was known in the community as a man of unsullied character.
Adjective
- (of reputation) free from blemishes
- his unsullied name
- an untarnished reputation
- spotlessly clean and fresh
- the unsullied snow of mountains