impure
11impure — adjective a) Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc …
12impure — im|pure [ımˈpjuə US ˈpjur] adj 1.) not pure or clean, and often consisting of a mixture of things instead of just one ≠ ↑pure ▪ drug dealers selling impure heroin 2.) old fashioned impure thoughts, feelings etc are morally bad because they are… …
13impure — im|pure [ ım pjur ] adjective 1. ) an impure substance contains an amount of another substance, especially one that is less valuable or of lower quality: impure gold 2. ) OLD FASHIONED impure thoughts and actions are considered to be morally… …
14impure — adjective 1) impure gold Syn: adulterated, mixed, combined, blended, alloyed; technical admixed Ant: pure 2) the water was impure Syn: contaminated, polluted …
15impure — UK [ɪmˈpjʊə(r)] / US [ɪmˈpjʊr] adjective 1) an impure substance contains an amount of another substance, especially one that is less valuable or of lower quality impure gold 2) old fashioned impure thoughts and actions are considered to be… …
16impure — /ɪmˈpjuə / (say im pyoohuh) adjective 1. not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating kind: impure water. 2. modified by admixture, as colour. 3. (of a style) mixed or combined with something else: an impure… …
17impure — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin impurus, from in + purus pure Date: 15th century not pure: as a. lewd, unchaste b. containing something unclean ; foul < impure water > c. ritually unclean …
18impure — im·pure ( )im pyu̇(ə)r adj not pure: as a) containing something unclean <impure water> b) mixed or impregnated with an extraneous and usu. unwanted substance: ADULTERATED <an impure chemical> …
19impure — [[t]ɪmpjʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A substance that is impure is not of good quality because it has other substances mixed with it. 2) ADJ GRADED If you describe thoughts and actions as impure, you mean they are concerned with sex and are morally… …
20impure — im•pure [[t]ɪmˈpyʊər[/t]] adj. 1) not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior nature: impure water[/ex] 2) modified by admixture, as color 3) mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture[/ex] 4) regarded… …
