untinged
Americanadjective
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not colored, as by paint or the sun.
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not biased or affected.
a report untinged by sentimentality.
Etymology
Origin of untinged
First recorded in 1655–65; un- 1 + tinge ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He commands a devotion more sweeping in scope, more world-wide than any other living man—a devotion rooted deep in gratitude, and untinged by bias of race, color, religion, or politics.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2020
The slave she becomes, named Shola, isn’t Mona; Shola’s consciousness is untinged by Mona’s modern-day knowledge.
From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2019
For Laski, Memorial Day is a chance live out a homecoming parade untinged by controversy or protest.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2015
But he also speculates that Price may have despaired at his own failure to transcend biology and find unadulterated self-sacrifice, untinged by selfishness.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2010
The light was no comfort, but it was the honest gold of real fire, untinged with blue.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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