unsullied
Americanadjective
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not soiled, untarnished.
an unsullied public persona.
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virginal; pure.
He wears a purity ring signifying that he will remain unsullied until marriage.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unsullied
Example Sentences
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Even in these cases, a particular moral clarity persists: War may be terrible, egos corrupt and violence seductive, but there’s always at least one character whose vision remains unsullied.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
He describes a large rustic loaf “held close to the heart,” sliced toward the body in a communal sacrament, representing an elemental and ancient loaf unsullied by ultra-processing or bleached flour.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025
Recent histories of the Blackwells and the Grimkes have expanded our understanding of how progress is rarely spurred by a single, unsullied person; it takes a multiplicity.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024
It is the fantasy of an impermeable barrier that allows one’s purity to remain unsullied.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024
When I was young, the village was tidy, the water pure, and the grass green and unsullied as far as the eye could see.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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