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   im·pure

   /imˈpyo͝or/

   adjective

   • 1. mixed with foreign matter; adulterated: "bullets cast from an impure lead" Similar adulteratedmixedcombinedblendedalloyeddebaseddegradeddefiledtechnical:admixedOpposite pure
   • ▪ dirty: "a parasite that thrives in impure water" Similar contaminatedpollutedtaintedinfectedsullieddefiledunwholesomepoisoneddirtyfilthyuncleanfoulunhygienicunsanitaryinsanitaryliterary:befouledrare:feculentOpposite pureclean
   • ▪ (of a color) mixed with another color.
   • 2. morally wrong, especially in sexual matters: "citizens suspected of harboring impure thoughts" Similar immoralcorruptsinfulwrongfulwickeddishonorabledepraveddegeneratedebaucheddissoluteunchastelustfullecherouslewdlasciviousprurientobscenedirtyindecentuncleanwantonribaldrisquésmuttyimpropercrudevulgarcoarsegrosspornographicrare:concupiscentOpposite purechaste
   • ▪ defiled or contaminated according to ritual prescriptions: "groups seen as impure included those possessed by demons" Similar contaminatedpollutedtaintedinfectedsullieddefiledunwholesomepoisoneddirtyfilthyuncleanfoulunhygienicunsanitaryinsanitaryliterary:befouledrare:feculentOpposite pureclean

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘dirty, containing offensive matter’): from Latin impurus, from in- ‘not’ + purus ‘pure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impurely adverb
   • 2. impureness noun

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   How to use impure in a sentence. not pure: such as; containing something unclean : foul; mixed or impregnated with an extraneous and usually unwanted substance… See the full definition

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   Impure definition: not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature. See examples of IMPURE used in a sentence.

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   IMPURE definition: 1. mixed with other substances and therefore lower in quality: 2. involving sexual thoughts or…. Learn more.

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   Anything impure is contaminated or corrupted. Water that has sea monkeys swimming in it is impure. Don’t drink it! Drinking water that is impure requires distillation or another method or purification to get rid of pollutants like bacteria; otherwise people might get sick from consuming it.

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   Definition of impure adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. Not pure or clean; contaminated. 2. Not purified by religious rite; unclean. 3. Immoral or sinful: impure thoughts. 4. Mixed with another, usually inferior substance; adulterated. 5. Being a composite of more than one color or mixed with black or white. 6. Deriving from more than one source, style, or convention; eclectic: an impure art form.

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   1.adjective. A substance that is impure is not of good quality because it has other substances mixed with it. 2.graded adjective. If you describe thoughts and actions as impure, you mean they are concerned with sex and are morally bad. [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of impure. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   IMPURE meaning: 1. not pure, but mixed with other substances 2. the quality of being impure or a substance that is…. Learn more.

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    impure meaning, definition, what is impure: not pure or clean, and often consisting ...: Learn more.

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    Jun 30, 2024 · impure ( comparative more impure, superlative most impure) Not pure. Containing undesired intermixtures. The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out. Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin.