polluted

CEFRB1

/pəˈlutɪd/

adjective

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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"[He was] Absolutely polluted. He was SO drunk that he had to be helped into the cab!" "White, you are crazy! Jack Fielding was never drunk in his life!"

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"[He was] Absolutely polluted. He was SO drunk that he had to be helped into the cab!" "White, you are crazy! Jack Fielding was never drunk in his life!"
1903, The Argosy, page 295
In a very 'ugly' mood, I got absolutely polluted and drunk the next night in San Diego for the very first time in my life. I got into a bar fight at the 'China Doll Bar,' hit a cop who had questioned my legal drinking age and pushed me when I felt that he[…]
2014 January 16, Bill Aken, Carry Your Own Guitar: From Abandoned Child to Legendary Musician - the True Story of Bill Aken, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
"God, Adam. You're absolutely polluted. What have you been drinking?" "Whiskey," Hagen responded. "Beer, too, I'm afraid. I'm actually on the verge of sobriety , a condition I intend on rectifying as soon as both of you leave the premises[…]"
2020 August 25, William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Bury the Hatchet, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN

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