pollutiveadj.

Brit.

/pəˈl(j)uːtɪv/, U.S.

/pəˈludɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pollute v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < pollute v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier polluting adj. and slightly earlier pollutional adj.

That pollutes, (now) esp. that causes environmental pollution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [adjective] > polluting

pollutional1921

pollutive1924

1924 Times 3 June 13/1 Not only are the non-caste people forbidden to use the temple roads, but even on the paths that lead to them they must stop before reaching pollutive distance of the temple road itself.

1944 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 10 June 4/4 Pollutive materials of the industries concerned will be investigated thoroughly.

1955 V. Nabokov Lolita I. v. 25 The dimmest of my pollutive dreams was a thousand times more dazzling than all the adultery the most virile writer of genius or the most talented impotent might imagine.

1972 B. Ward & R. J. Dubos Only One Earth xi. 247 Developing countries are hard put to it to raise the capital even for existing cheaper, though more pollutive, technologies and energy systems.

2000 Wired Apr. 140/2 Some environmentalists complain that the radio-thermal generators are dangerous to launch, and are pollutive once they get to their target.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pollutive
释义	pollutiveadj. Brit. /pəˈl(j)uːtɪv/, U.S. /pəˈludɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pollute v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < pollute v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier polluting adj. and slightly earlier pollutional adj. That pollutes, (now) esp. that causes environmental pollution. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [adjective] > polluting pollutional1921 pollutive1924 1924 Times 3 June 13/1 Not only are the non-caste people forbidden to use the temple roads, but even on the paths that lead to them they must stop before reaching pollutive distance of the temple road itself. 1944 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 10 June 4/4 Pollutive materials of the industries concerned will be investigated thoroughly. 1955 V. Nabokov Lolita I. v. 25 The dimmest of my pollutive dreams was a thousand times more dazzling than all the adultery the most virile writer of genius or the most talented impotent might imagine. 1972 B. Ward & R. J. Dubos Only One Earth xi. 247 Developing countries are hard put to it to raise the capital even for existing cheaper, though more pollutive, technologies and energy systems. 2000 Wired Apr. 140/2 Some environmentalists complain that the radio-thermal generators are dangerous to launch, and are pollutive once they get to their target. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1924
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