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Spoiled vs Polluted - What's the difference?

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Spoiled is a related term of polluted.


As verbs the difference between spoiled and polluted

is that spoiled is (spoil) while polluted is simple past and past participle of pollute.

As adjectives the difference between spoiled and polluted

is that spoiled is of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible while polluted is defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.

spoiled

English

Alternative forms

* spoilt

Verb

(head)
  • (spoil)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
  • Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.

    • Usage notes

    * Much more common in US than "(spoilt)". * About as common as "spoilt" in UK.

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    polluted

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.

    • Derived terms

    * pollutedly * pollutedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • Simple past and past participle of pollute.

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