unpolluted en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English polluted English unpolluted From un- + polluted.
Meanings
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Not polluted; uncontaminated.
"Hetch Hetchy water is the purest, wholly unpolluted, and forever unpollutable."
1908 January 4, John Muir, “The Hetch Hetchy Valley”, in Sierra Club Bulletin, volume VI, number 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unpolluted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unpolluted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
la incoinquinātus (uncontaminated) · la impollutus (uncontaminated) · de unverschmutzt (uncontaminated) · it incontaminato (uncontaminated)