# soiled

Pronunciation: US say "SOYLD" /ˈsɔɪld/; UK

## Adjective

1. Morally tainted or disgraced; stripped of purity, honor, or good reputation as though stained.
   - Simple: Harmed in honor or good name, as if marked by a stain that won't wash off.
   - _The scandal left her once-spotless legacy soiled in the eyes of the public._
   - _He spent his last years trying to redeem a soiled conscience._
3. Of a patient or child, having stool on the body or clothing after a bowel movement.
   - Simple: Made dirty by poop, said about a patient or a young child.
   - _The night shift noted that the elderly resident was soiled again before dawn._
   - _Nursery workers changed the soiled infant and recorded the time._
4. Having soil of a specific or particular type.
   - Simple: Having a certain kind of earth or ground, such as sandy or clay.
   - _The clay-soiled fields drained poorly after each heavy rain._
   - _Sandy-soiled plots near the coast suit root vegetables better than wheat._
5. Fed or nourished with green fodder.
   - Simple: Fed with fresh green plants grown as food for animals.
   - _Steers soiled on green corn through August put on weight faster than those left on dry pasture._
   - _Their dairy cows were soiled in the stalls rather than turned out to graze._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of soil. — simple past and past participle of soil
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of soil. Use it for something that already got dirty.
   - _Heavy rain soiled the freshly laid carpet within minutes._
   - _The workers soiled their gloves handling the greasy machinery._

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