unspotted
Americanadjective
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having no spots or stains; without spots; spotless.
an unspotted breed of dog; unspotted trousers.
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having no moral blemish or stigma.
an unspotted reputation.
adjective
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without spots or stains
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(esp of reputations) free from moral stigma or blemish
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unspotted
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- 1, spotted
Example Sentences
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They do not ask, who pined unseen, Who was on action hurl'd, Whose one bond is, that all have been Unspotted by the world.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew
That I—might be kept—" "Unspotted from the world!" repeated aunt Miriam, in a tone of tender and deep feeling;—"My sweet blossom!—how wilt thou keep so?
From Queechy by Warner, Susan
And yet again when he speaks of his parents, Unspotted names and venerable long If there be force in virtue or in song, can we doubt that he is speaking from the heart?
From Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
They are handed down for ever as people of Unspotted names, and venerable long, If there be force in virtue or in song.
From Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures by Hunter, Joseph
Unspotted honour, pure love, and true friendship, have adorned, with their noblest garlands, this head, which I must now lay down in the long sleep of the grave.
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der
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