discolored
No longer pristine
Discolored describes something that has changed from its original or expected color, usually for the worse.
Teeth become discolored from coffee or tobacco.
Fabric discolors with age or improper washing.
Bruised skin is discolored.
The old photographs had discolored to a yellowish brown.
The word implies deterioration or damage rather than intentional change.
Bitter and distrustful
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- ashenPale, grayish-white
sickly · yellowed · grayish · waxy · cadaverous · ghastly · anemic · bilious
Injured beneath skin
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- contusedSuffering tissue damage
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
yellowed · greenish · healing · tender · injured · traumatized · hematoma · mottled
Marred by discoloration
- spottedSeen or patterned
- blotchedMarked with irregular spots
- splotchedIrregularly marked or stained
- markedBearing an indicator
smudged · soiled · tea-stained · blood-stained · streaked · splattered · besmirched
Oxidized and discolored
- oxidizedCombined with oxygen
- corrodedEaten away chemically
- rustyCorroded or unpracticed
- blackenedDarkened by burning
darkened · patinated · verdigris · brassy · dulled · clouded · filmed · degraded
jaundiced
Bitter and distrustful
ashen · sickly · yellowed · grayish · waxy · cadaverous · ghastly · anemic · bilious · mottled
bruised
Injured beneath skin
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- contusedSuffering tissue damage
livid · yellowed · greenish · healing · tender · injured · traumatized · hematoma · mottled · blotchy
stained
Marred by discoloration
marked · smudged · soiled · tea-stained · blood-stained · streaked · splattered · besmirched
tarnished
Oxidized and discolored
blackened · darkened · patinated · verdigris · brassy · dulled · clouded · filmed · degraded · greenish
faded
Lost original color
- bleachedHad color removed
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
pale · dulled · lightened · weathered · worn · aged · whitened · blanched · dimmed · muted
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
putrid · spoiled · decomposed · brown · blackened · gangrenous · necrotic · festering · fungal · mushy
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- discoloredstained, faded, yellowed, browned, bleached
- paper conditionsyellowed, faded, torn, creased, wrinkled
- skin descriptionssmooth, rough, dry, oily, fair
- surface conditionscracked, damaged, dirty, clean, weathered
- wood statesdried, dry, wet, green, raw
discoloredpristine
Pure and untouched
unblemished · untarnished · original · intact · unsullied
- skin discolorationAltered pigment on body
- discolored teethTeeth that have yellowed