adulterated

adulterated
adulterated adulterated adj. 1. having been made impure by addition of inferior ingredients; -- said of substances or foods

Note: used ususally of articles of commerce, dulted with less costly materials so as to enhance profit; -- usually imlying that the dilution is surreptitious and unethical

Syn: adulterate, debased [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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