different between purulent vs tainted

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French purulent, from Latin p?rulentus, from p?s (“pus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pj???(j)?l?nt/, /?pj????l?nt/

Adjective

purulent (comparative more purulent, superlative most purulent)

1. (medicine) Consisting of pus.
2. Leaking or seeping pus.

   purulent inflammation.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pussy
• suppurant

References

purulent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

purulent (feminine singular purulente, masculine plural purulents, feminine plural purulentes)

1. purulent

Romanian

Etymology

From French purulent, from Latin purulentus.

Adjective

purulent m or n (feminine singular purulent?, masculine plural purulen?i, feminine and neuter plural purulente)

1. purulent

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?te?nt?d/

Adjective

tainted (comparative more tainted, superlative most tainted)

1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

   Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

2. (computer security, of data) Originating from an untrusted source.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.

Synonyms

• corrupt
• impure
• imperfect

Translations

Verb

tainted

1. simple past tense and past participle of taint