polluted

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Adjective

polluted (comparative more polluted, superlative most polluted)

  1. Made unclean or impure.
    Antonyms: uncontaminated, unpolluted
  2. (Ireland) Drunk.
    • 1903, The Argosy, page 295:
      " 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!"
    • 2014 January 16, Bill Aken, Carry Your Own Guitar: From Abandoned Child to Legendary Musician - the True Story of Bill Aken, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
      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 
    • 2020 August 25, William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Bury the Hatchet, Pinnacle Books, →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 "

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Verb

polluted

  1. simple past of pollute

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