Impure Definition

ĭm-pyo͝or
impurest, impurer
adjective
impurer, impurest
Not pure.
Webster's New World
Not purified by religious rite; unclean.
American Heritage
Immoral or sinful.
Impure thoughts.
American Heritage
Mixed with another, usually inferior substance; adulterated.
American Heritage
Being a composite of more than one color or mixed with black or white.
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verb

(obsolete) To defile; to pollute.

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Other Word Forms of Impure

Adjective

Base Form:
impure
Comparative:
impurer
Superlative:
impurest

Origin of Impure

  • From Middle French impur, from Latin impurus

    From Wiktionary

Impure Sentence Examples

  • The impure spirit is blown out and the pure blown in.

  • Impure coal has also been recorded.

  • An impure form of the salt is prepared by roasting blende at a low temperature.

  • The impure can neither stand nor sit with purity.

  • Argillaceous brown iron ore is often known in Germany as Thoneisenstein; but the corresponding term in English (clay iron stone) is applied to nodular forms of impure chalybite.

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Words Starting With

IIMIMP

Words Ending With

EREURE

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impure

Words Starting With I and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With I6 Letter Words Ending With E