POLLUTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polluted mean? 

• POLLUTED (adjective)
  The adjective POLLUTED has 1 sense:

1. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

  Familiarity information: POLLUTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLLUTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

Synonyms:

contaminated; polluted

Context example:

polluted lakes and streams

Similar:

impure (combined with extraneous elements)

 Context examples 

Greenspace and gardens were associated with reductions in asthma hospitalisation at lower pollutant levels, but not in the most polluted urban areas.

(Asthma Attacks Reduced in Tree-Lined Urban Neighborhoods, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Despite the vast open spaces of the American west, almost half of the U.S. experiences light-polluted nights.

(Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity, NOAA)

Air pollution isn't just outside - the air inside buildings can also be polluted and affect your health.

(Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)

If parts of the environment, like the air, water, or soil become polluted, it can lead to health problems.

(Environmental Health, NIH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

“By St. James! it were better so than to be polluted by his touch,” answered the Spaniard, with his black eyes sparkling with rage and hatred.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Polluted by crimes and torn by the bitterest remorse, where can I find rest but in death?

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

We usually think of air pollution as being outdoors, but the air in your house or office could also be polluted.

(Indoor Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)

Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

For years, researchers have found evidence that some white dwarf atmospheres are polluted with traces of heavier elements such as calcium, silicon, magnesium and iron.

(K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini 'Planet', NASA)

People in the most polluted quarter of neighborhoods were at least six per cent more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least polluted.

(Air Pollution Can Trigger Glaucoma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)