sweated

[swet-id]

adjective

1. made by underpaid workers.

2. underpaid and overworked.

3. having poor working conditions.

sweated

/ ˈswɛtɪd /

adjective

1. made by exploited labour

   sweated goods

2. (of workers, etc) forced to work in poor conditions for low pay

Other Word Forms

• unsweated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweated¹

1645–55 for earlier sense “saturated with sweat”; 1880–85 sweated for def. 2; sweat + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Federal workers sweated pay checks, services stalled and voters got another reminder of Washington's dysfunction.

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He sweated less, for what that was worth.

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He sweated profusely and looked as if he might be dehydrated.

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That night, she says she attended London's Tramp nightclub with Prince Andrew, Epstein and Maxwell, where she says the prince "sweated profusely".

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"I sweated everything I had, I gave it all, and that's all that matters, and I really enjoyed my time on the court," he said.

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