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Sullied vs Polluted - What's the difference?

sullied | polluted | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between sullied and polluted

is that sullied is defiled or tainted, soiled or stained while polluted is defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.

As verbs the difference between sullied and polluted

is that sullied is past tense of sully while polluted is simple past and past participle of pollute.

sullied

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • defiled or tainted, soiled or stained.

    • Antonyms

    * unsullied

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sully)

    • 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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