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verb (used with object)
1.
Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
2.
to disgrace.
3.
Archaic. to accuse.
4.
Obsolete. to prove the guilt of.
noun
5.
Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint.
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Attainted
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ataynte, derivative of ataynt convicted < Anglo-French, Old French, past participle of ataindre to convict, attain
1250–1300; Middle English ataynte, derivative of ataynt convicted < Anglo-French, Old French, past participle of ataindre to convict, attain
Related forms
un·at·taint·ed, adjective
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