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polluting

English

Verb

polluting

  1. present participle of pollute

Adjective

polluting (comparative more polluting, superlative most polluting)

  1. Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.

References

  • polluting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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filth

English

Etymology

From Middle English filth, from Old English f?lþu, from Proto-West Germanic *f?liþu, equivalent to foul +? -th.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f?l?/
  • Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

filth (usually uncountable, plural filths)

  1. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
  2. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
    • a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Excellency of the Christian Religion
      purifying our souls from the dross and filth of sensual delights
  3. (Britain, derogatory, slang, with definite article) The police.
  4. (derogatory, uncountable) A vile or disgusting person.
  5. (US, agriculture, dated) Weeds growing on pasture land.

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