Polluted Meaning
/pəˈlutɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjMade unclean or impure.
adjDrunk.
""[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:
verbsimple past of pollute
Sentence Examples
The very air we breathe is polluted with smog from the factory chimneys.
The city is notorious for its polluted air.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ river in the industrial area is dangerous for fish and people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The beach was so ____ with plastic waste that the local council closed it to swimmers.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ river in the industrial area is dangerous for fish and people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The beach was so ____ with plastic waste that the local council closed it to swimmers.