sweated

American

[swet-id] / ˈswɛt ɪd /

adjective

made by underpaid workers.
underpaid and overworked.
having poor working conditions.

sweated British

/ ˈswɛtɪd /

adjective

made by exploited labour

sweated goods
(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

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sweated

In cold weather, stopping was dangerous because the men sweated so much that they were at risk of hypothermia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

RFK had sweated through a teal t-shirt, which he had tucked into blue jeans.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

He has never sweated a detail for a fraction of an instant.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025

I can still feel the crispy hair at the base of my neck from dancing until I sweated.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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