discolored

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The food was often inedible, and the water was discolored.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Nonfarmale’s transfer was deemed perfectly done, but discolored varnish was removed, holes and cracks were repaired, and, as is modern practice, restored areas were made congruent with the rest by delicate watercolor cross-hatching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Most notably, in 2016, residents complained about discolored water pouring out of their faucets, with hues ranging from yellow to almost black.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

A childhood round of antibiotics, for example, led to my spouse's permanently discolored set of choppers.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023

Her hair hung like a clump of discolored marsh weeds, bound with vines and ornamented with bejeweled pins that seemed about to lose themselves in the hopeless tangle.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander