sweated

American  

[swet-id] / ˈswɛt ɪd /

adjective

1. made by underpaid workers.

2. underpaid and overworked.

3. having poor working conditions.

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sweated British  

/ ˈswɛtɪd /

adjective

1. made by exploited labour

   sweated goods

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

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Other Word Forms

• unsweated adjective

Etymology

Origin of sweated

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

Example Sentences

They take another series of photographs in the retiring room—me sitting at the piano, on the settee—and by the time those are finished I’ve nearly sweated through my pretend uniform.

From Literature

We sweated for two hours and sold onlythree cups of lemonade.

From Literature

Owen huffed and panted and sweated inside his clothes.

From Literature

"But," she continued, "I prefer to think of it as a life lived, a life survived, a life enjoyed, a life sweated, and a life carried on, hopefully."

From BBC

He sweated less, for what that was worth.

From Literature