polluted
pronunciation
How to pronounce polluted in British English:
UK [pəˈluːtɪd]
How to pronounce polluted in American English:
US [pəˈluːtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
Word Origin
- polluted (adj.)
- c. 1400, "rendered impure or unclean," past participle adjective from pollute (v.). Meaning "drunk" is from 1912, American English slang; ecological sense is from 1888.
Example
- 1. Polluted air in chinese cities dampens local campaigns to recruit expatriates .
- 2. Over 700 million chinese people drink polluted water
- 3. Beijing is a heavy polluted metropolis .
- 4. Polluted air and water and poisoned food are among the issues .
- 5. At some projects , leaks of toxic material have polluted waterways .