Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polluted

/pəlˈutɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: pol-lut-ed
IPA: /pəlˈutɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made unclean or impure.

adj

verb

simple past of pollute

Example Sentences

""[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!""
"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[…]"
""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[…]""

Inflected Forms

more polluted (comparative) most polluted (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpolluted overpolluted pollutedly pollutedness semipolluted underpolluted

Phrases

half polluted light-polluted

Synonyms

adulterated foul tainted common contaminated corrupted mixed polluted sophisticated inebriated lamped ossified

Antonyms

uncontaminated unpolluted

Rhymes With

suited recruited muted routed undisputed reputed booted refuted commuted uprooted saluted rerouted

Questions

How do you pronounce polluted?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəlˈutɪd/.
What does polluted mean?: Made unclean or impure.

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