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polluted
[ puh-loo-tid ]
/ pÉËlu tÉȘd /
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Definition of polluted
adjective
made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
Slang. drunk (def. 1).
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OTHER WORDS FROM polluted
pol·lut·ed·ness, nounun·pol·lut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby polluted
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British Dictionary definitions for polluted
polluted
/ (pÉËluËtÉȘd) /
adjective
made unclean or impure; contaminated
US slang intoxicated; drunk
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