unsullied

un·sul·lied
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UK/ʌnˈsʌliːd/US/ʌnˈsʌlid/

adjective

Not sullied.

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Meanings

adjectiveunsullied (comparative more unsullied, superlative most unsullied)

comparative more unsullied · superlative most unsullied

  1. Not sullied.

    Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.

    1889, The Wesley Naturalist, volume 2, page 143

    Synonyms: immaculate, spotless, undefiled

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot sullied.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivespotlessly clean and fresh

Similar

adjective(of reputation) free from blemishes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsullied
  9. Englishunsullied

From un- + sullied.

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Translations

Latin intāminātus, impollūtus
  • intāminātusnot sullied
  • impollūtusnot sullied
Spanish inmaculado, impoluto
  • inmaculadonot sullied
  • impolutonot sullied
  • incontaminadonot sullied

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

unsullied. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsullied

MLA

“unsullied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsullied. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsullied,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsullied.

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