tarnishedadj.
/ˈtɑːnɪʃt/ Having lost purity or lustre, faded; also figurative sullied, dishonoured.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > having lost freshness
fade1303
welkeda1325
walloweda1400
forfaded1413
overworn1565
faded1574
tarnished1716
tired1766
weltered1855
swivelled1898
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > dingy or discoloured
foul1547
miscoloured1648
dingy1665
tarnished1716
dinged1725
distained1838
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [adjective] > stained or sullied
smoterlyc1405
spotted?a1425
maculate1490
blotted1596
staineda1628
maculated1646
sullied1683
tarnished1716
besmirched1864
1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 22 Aug. (1965) I. 255 Like a poor Town Lady of Pleasure..with tarnish'd silver lac'd shoes.
1730 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons 199 The..forest..sheds What of its tarnish'd honours yet remain.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxii. 765 He had ceased to be called by the tarnished name of Monmouth.
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