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(satellite adjective) rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams" |
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Synonyms: polluted |
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(adjective) corrupted by contact or association; "contaminated evidence" |
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Antonyms: uncontaminated |
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(satellite adjective) contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen |
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Synonyms: dirty, infected |
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