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[ puh-loo-tid ] / pəˈlu tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR polluted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemade unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters. Slang. drunk. Origin of pollutedMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pollute, -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM pollutedpol·lut·ed·ness, nounun·pol·lut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby pollutedpolltaker, poll tax, pollucite, pollutant, pollute, polluted, pollution, Pollux, poll watcher, polly, Pollyanna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pollutedInstead, he wanted viewers to grasp that “this spring from which Mother Courage drank death was a polluted one.” Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75|Katie Baker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Sometimes I worry what these polluted bodies are doing to the environment, too,” he says. The Mafia Plants Death in Italy’s Land of Mozzarella|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Has Tomblin been drinking the Tea Party's polluted Kool-Aid? West Virginia Is Just The Beginning For Chemical Spill Disasters|Sally Kohn|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The toxins have polluted the groundwater and poisoned the soil. Italy’s Triangle Of Death: Naples Residents Blame Child Cancer Rates On Mob Disposal Of Toxic Chemicals|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Once known as the most polluted place on earth, the city of Linfen is being held up as bastion of green progress. China’s Chernobyl Cleans Up Its Act|The Telegraph|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST When will a judgment descend on this unholy land, for the monstrous sins by which it is now daily polluted. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various They flock into this town from all around, and represent the low, polluted, and depraved element of our race. The Forged Note|Oscar Micheaux His private life was polluted by vice and intemperance of every description. Historical Parallels, vol 1 (of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin They did this from the idea that they would be polluted by entering the same water as these men. The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius What then can the name of Donatus profit you, when all of you alike are polluted by Optatus? Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius Augustine
British Dictionary definitions for polluted
adjectivemade unclean or impure; contaminated US slang intoxicated; drunk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pollutedviolate, infect, taint, foul, poison, contaminate, stain, sully, defile, befoul, mar, debase, profane, soil, dishonor, alloy, desecrate, dirty, spoil, debauch |