sweated
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/ ˈswɛt ɪd /
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adjective
made by underpaid workers.
underpaid and overworked.
having poor working conditions.
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un·sweat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby sweated
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sweated
/ (ˈswɛtɪd) /
adjective
made by exploited laboursweated goods
(of workers, etc) forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
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