contaminated, polluted
(adjective) rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; “had to boil the contaminated water”; “polluted lakes and streams”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polluted (comparative more polluted, superlative most polluted)
made unclean or impure
Antonyms: uncontaminated, unpolluted
(Ireland) drunk
polluted
simple past tense of pollute
Source: Wiktionary
Pol*lut"ed, a.
Definition: Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.
– Pol*lut"ed*ly, adv.
– Pol*lut"ed*ness, n.
Pol*lute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Polluting.] Etym: [L. pollutus, p. p. of polluere to defile, to pollute, from a prep. appearing only in comp. + luere to wash. See Position, Lave.]
1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement. The land was polluted with blood. Ps. cvi. 38 Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth. 2 Esd. xv. 6.
2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
3. (Jewish Law)
Definition: To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse. Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. Num. xviii. 32. They have polluted themselves with blood. Lam. iv. 14.
Syn.
– To defile; soil; contaminate; corrupt; taint; vitiate; debauch; dishonor; ravish.
Pol*lute", a. Etym: [L. pollutus.]
Definition: Polluted. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
