adj 1: marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter; "a badly
stained tablecloth"; "tear-stained cheeks" [ant: unstained]
2: having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: varnished]
3: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged
reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished
reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, sullied, tainted, tarnished]