The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STAINED , but the solution may also be SOILED which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Boston Globe).
Not pristine crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAINED | 33 % | 7 |
| USED | 33 % | 4 |
| SOILED | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not pristine
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dirty
- soiled
- stained
- muddy
- filthy
- filth
- unclean
- muck
- floating
- black
- mull
- foul
Crossword Answer definitions
STAINED verb- To discolour.
- To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
- To coat a surface with a stain
- To become stained; to take a stain.
- To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
- To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
- Having a stain
- Coloured by adding a pigment
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STAINED
- Besmirched
- Not pristine
- Suffused with color
- In need of laundering
- Brought dishonor upon
- Kind of glass
- Type of glass
- ___ glass windows
- Discolored
- Spotted
More clues leading to the result USED
- Not new
- Took advantage of
- "Pre-owned," in car ads
- Accustomed
- Depleted
- Kind of bookstore
- Played for a sap
- Pre-owned
- Previously owned
- Tag sale items, mostly