stainyadj.
/ˈsteɪni/ rare.
Like a stain or something stained.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > stained > like a stain
stainy1864
1864 M. Gatty Parables 4th Ser. 23 The beets had an odd stainy look.
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ˈstaininess n.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > stained condition
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staininess1905
1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 276 To correct the qualities of thinness and staininess which, over a dry ground, transparent colours would exhibit.
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