Polluted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past of pollute form-of, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Made unclean or impure.
  2. 2
    Drunk. Ireland

    ""[He was] Absolutely polluted. He was SO drunk that he had to be helped into the cab!" "White, you are crazy! Jack Fielding was never drunk in his life!""

Adjective
  1. 1
    rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
impureabandonedafflictedbadbad forbefuddled

Example

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"The very air we breathe is polluted with smog from the factory chimneys."

Related phrases

half pollutedlight-polluted

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