单词 | unadulterated |
释义 | unadulterated (once / 10225 pages) adj Something that's pure, not mixed with other ingredients, is unadulterated. If you stand in your yard every time it rains singing "Singin' in the Rain" with unadulterated enthusiasm, your neighbors will eventually call the police. Food or drink that is pure is also said to be unadulterated. Some people like chocolate milk, but you might prefer the unadulterated variety. The adjective unadulterated also means "without qualifications," and it can be used in a negative way to mean "complete and utter." You'd probably feel like an unadulterated idiot if you shocked yourself by sticking a knife in the toaster after being advised not to. WORD FAMILYadulterated: unadulterated+/adulterate: adulterated, adulterates, adulterating, adulteration, adulterator/adulteration: adulterations/adulterator: adulterators USAGE EXAMPLESTo so many people who have become disenchanted with contemporary American politics, Trump is the embodiment of a breath of fresh, clean, unadulterated oxygen. Seattle Times(Nov 12, 2016) Unadulterated female success and power, on the level Clinton has experienced, is simply not in our shared playbook. The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016) In the age of hyper-connectivity, transparency has been equated with unadulterated good. Time(Nov 02, 2016) 1adj without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers the unadulterated truth Syn arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, utter unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier 2adj not mixed with impurities unadulterated maple syrup Syn pure free of extraneous elements of any kind |
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