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pollutive

pollutive

7.0
Causing pollution, for example gases or chemicals that harm the environment
  • adjective
  • /pəˈluːtɪv/
translation icon : contaminante
  • Many pollutive substances end up in rivers, affecting wildlife and water quality.

Examples

  • The factory emitted pollutive gases into the air.

  • Switching to renewable energy can reduce the use of pollutive fuels.

  • The factory released pollutive gases into the air, harming the local environment.

  • This is a pollutive material.

  • Solar panels are a less pollutive form of energy compared to fossil fuels.

  • Many industrial processes are highly pollutive and require stricter regulations to protect the environment.

  • Cars that run on electricity are generally considered to be less pollutive than those that rely on gasoline.

Synonyms

contaminative
vspollutive
1 9.6

Making something dirty or unsafe by contact with harmful material

focuses on environmental pollution rather than general impurity or contact
contaminating
vspollutive
4.9

Causing something to become dirty or harmful by adding unwanted materials

relates specifically to pollution of the environment rather than any impurity

Antonyms

clean
∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

pure
390 1.0

Has nothing mixed with it

How Polluting

pollutive
7.0
nonpolluting
1 3.9

Surface Forms

pollutive positive

Morphology

pollutive = pollute (transparent) = pollute + ive

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ive' on the verb 'pollute'; the meaning 'causing pollution' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word pollutive comes from the old Latin root pollut-, which means 'to make dirty' or 'to soil'. Think of the common word pollution: something pollutive makes the air or water dirty, so it causes pollution.