unvitiated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not corrupted or impaired: "unvitiated" describes something that has not been spoiled, contaminated, or made less pure in quality, character, or effectiveness.
- Legally valid: In legal contexts, "unvitiated" refers to a document, contract, or agreement that has not been rendered void or invalid due to defect or corruption.
Usage Examples
General use:
- The unvitiated air of the mountain region was refreshing. (The air was not polluted or spoiled.)
- Her unvitiated sense of justice guided her decisions. (Her moral clarity was not corrupted.)
Legal use:
- The contract remained unvitiated despite the minor error in its wording. (The agreement was still legally valid and not nullified.)
Advanced Usage
"unvitiated by": used to indicate what has not caused corruption or impairment.
- His testimony was unvitiated by bias or personal interest. (His statement was not spoiled by prejudice.)
"remain unvitiated": to stay free from corruption or defect over time.
- The evidence remained unvitiated throughout the investigation. (The proof was not tampered with or invalidated.)
Variants and Related Words
Vitiate (verb): to spoil or impair the quality or validity of something.
- The addition of water vitiates the purity of the wine. (It spoils the wine's quality.)
Vitiating (adj): causing corruption or impairment.
- The vitiating influence of greed affected their decisions. (The corrupting influence spoiled their choices.)
Vitious (adj, archaic): corrupt or defective.
- A vitious argument is one that is flawed in reasoning. (A defective argument.)
Synonyms
- Uncorrupted: not made morally or physically impure.
- Unspoiled: not damaged or diminished in quality.
- Valid: legally or logically sound and effective.
Antonyms
- Vitiated: corrupted, impaired, or invalidated.
- Corrupted: made morally or physically impure.
- Invalidated: rendered legally void or ineffective.
Related Idioms
"in an unvitiated state": in a condition free from corruption or defect.
- The original manuscript was found in an unvitiated state after centuries. (It was not damaged or altered.)
"unvitiated by time": not affected or spoiled by the passage of time.
- Their friendship remained unvitiated by time. (It was not weakened or corrupted over the years.)