polluted
AdjectiveUS[puh-loo-tid]/pəˈlutɪd/3 syllables
Synonyms:
contaminated
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution“had to boil the contaminated water”“polluted lakes and streams”Synonyms: contaminatedOpposite pureSimilar impure
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pol·lut′ed adjective
Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched. — Pol·lut′wb-a1′>′ed·ly, adverb — Pol·lut′wb-a1′>′ed·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54