impure

im·pure

not pure; specif.,

unclean; dirty
unclean according to religious ritual; defiled
obscene; unchaste
mixed with foreign matter; adulterated
mixed so as to lack purity in color, tone, style, etc.

Origin of impure

Classical Latin impurus

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impure

adjective

im·pur·er, im·pur·est

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

Related Forms:

im·pure′ly
adverb

im·pure′ness
noun

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