Impure definition
Impure thoughts.
An impure art form.
- 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.
The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Origin of impure
- From Middle French impur, from Latin impurus
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