ink-stained
ink-stained is the alternative form of inkstained.
Meaning of inkstained
Adjective
inkstained (comparative more inkstained, superlative most inkstained)
- That has been stained with ink.
- Whenever a parcel heavier than usual was dropped on the floor by a careless coolie, I expected that the room, with its ink-stained, paper-panelled walls, on which were pasted or fixed with quaint-headed pins the steamship bills and those of several of the theatre tea-houses, would collapse...1895, Clive Holland, My Japanese Wife, A Japanese Idyl, page 91
Forms of ink-stained
| comparative | more ink-stained |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ink-stained |
Questions about ink-stained
- What is ink-stained the alternative form of?
- Ink-stained is the alternative form of inkstained.
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