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adjectivenot pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air. modified by admixture, as color. mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture. regarded by a religion as unclean, as animals or things. not morally pure or proper; unchaste or obscene: impure thoughts. marked by foreign and unsuitable or objectionable elements or characteristics, as a style of art or of literary expression. Origin of impureFrom the Latin word impūrus, dating back to 1530–40. See im-2, pure SYNONYMS FOR impure5 coarse, vulgar, improper, licentious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR impure ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM impureim·pure·ly, adverbim·pure·ness, nounWords nearby impureimpulsion, impulsive, impulsive obsession, impundulu, impunity, impure, impure flutter, impurity, imputable, imputation, imputation system Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impureYou feel guilty if you eat foods you believe to be “impure.” Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession|DailyBurn|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Much of this has been pure, or more accurately, impure, political theater. Eric Holder’s Legacy: Bold on Equality, Less So on Civil Liberties|Geoffrey R. Stone|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST But really, how impure is the desire to garner professional respect and reap enough cash to pay rent and keep making work? The Myth of the Tortured Artist|Shane McAdams|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST When she refused, the men shouted she was “impure,” and began reciting prayers and screaming at her. What Should the Ultra-Orthodox Do About Gender Equality on Israeli Buses?|David Frum|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In his latest at National Review Online, Goldberg dismisses the idea of an "impure GOP" as a silly wives' tale. Defining the Echo Chamber|Justin Green|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST The crime of the inhabitants of these impure "kips," was having spoken ill of Milady, their rival. Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III)|C. F. Lachelles Wraxall Fall on your face nine times, ye esoteric of only Impure Science! History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle Impure water is a common source of the contamination of milk in such places. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences An impure salt is made widely in North Africa, from wood-ashes. The Art of Travel|Francis Galton On the contrary, one will soon be convinced that sal-ammoniacus was nothing else than impure marine salt. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman
British Dictionary definitions for impure
adjectivenot pure; combined with something else; tainted or sullied (in certain religions) - (of persons) ritually unclean and as such debarred from certain religious ceremonies
- (of foodstuffs, vessels, etc) debarred from certain religious uses
(of a colour) mixed with another colour or with black or white of more than one origin or style, as of architecture or other design Derived forms of impureimpurely, adverbimpureness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impureunclean, adulterated, carnal, coarse, common, corrupt, debased, defiled, diluted, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, grubby, immodest, immoral, indecent, lewd, nasty, obscene |