contaminatedadj.
Defiled, sullied, or infected by contact, esp. with noxious substances; spec. in Textual Criticism, subjected to contamination (see contamination n. 1e.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [adjective]
mixedc1300
pollutea1382
infectc1384
unpurea1398
fouledc1400
drossyc1420
polluteda1425
defouledc1440
dreggyc1440
feculent1471
filed1483
violate?c1500
feding1502
fly-blown1528
cankered1530
defiled1530
contagious1547
dregful1552
contaminatea1555
menstruous1560
dreggish1561
conspurcate1563
empoisoned1581
inquinated?1593
pollutionate1593
fly-bitten1598
impure1598
druggy1599
contaminated1609
transboundary1918
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] > corrupted or corrupt > tainted or contaminated
infecta1387
leprousa1425
contaminatea1555
contaminated1609
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > textual criticism > version of text > [adjective] > mixed text
contaminated1913
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [adjective] > infected with poison gas
contaminated1938
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. i. 73 Her contaminated carrion waight. View more context for this quotation
1805 J. Foster Ess. i. vii. 107 The course of a contaminated life.
a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. i. 3 No chemical science can separate that virus from the contaminated blood.
1913 F. W. Hall Compan. Classical Texts 128 Contaminated texts existed in very ancient times.
1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 161/2 To destroy persistent gases and to isolate contaminated areas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.1609