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   Im·pure

   /imˈpyo͝or/

   

   adjective

   • 1. mixed with foreign matter; adulterated: "bullets cast from an impure lead" Similar adulteratedmixedcombinedblendedalloyeddebaseddegradeddefiledtechnical:admixedOpposite pure
   • ▪ dirty: "a parasite that thrives in impure water" Similar contaminatedpollutedtaintedinfectedsullieddefiledunwholesomepoisoneddirtyfilthyuncleanfoulunhygienicunsanitaryinsanitaryliterary:befouledrare:feculentOpposite pureclean
   • ▪ (of a color) mixed with another color.
   • 2. morally wrong, especially in sexual matters: "citizens suspected of harboring impure thoughts" Similar immoralcorruptsinfulwrongfulwickeddishonorabledepraveddegeneratedebaucheddissoluteunchastelustfullecherouslewdlasciviousprurientobscenedirtyindecentuncleanwantonribaldrisquésmuttyimpropercrudevulgarcoarsegrosspornographicrare:concupiscentOpposite purechaste
   • ▪ defiled or contaminated according to ritual prescriptions: "groups seen as impure included those possessed by demons" Similar contaminatedpollutedtaintedinfectedsullieddefiledunwholesomepoisoneddirtyfilthyuncleanfoulunhygienicunsanitaryinsanitaryliterary:befouledrare:feculentOpposite pureclean

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘dirty, containing offensive matter’): from Latin impurus, from in- ‘not’ + purus ‘pure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impurely adverb
   • 2. impureness noun

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   What does impure mean?

   • (Definition of impure from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 混雜的, 純度不高的，有雜質的, 劣質… 混杂的, 纯度不高的，有杂质的, 劣质… impuro… impuro… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! IMPURE meaning: 1. not pure, but mixed with other substances 2. the quality of being impure or a substance that is…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a substance is impure?

   • A substance that is impure is not of good quality because it has other substances mixed with it. If you describe thoughts and actions as impure, you mean they are concerned with sex and are morally bad . Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. 3. 4. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does it mean if something is not pure?

   • not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air. modified by admixture, as color. mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture. regarded by a religion as unclean, as animals or things. not morally pure or proper; unchaste or obscene: impure thoughts.

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   Can you drink impure water?

   • Don’t drink it! Drinking water that is impure requires distillation or another method or purification to get rid of pollutants like bacteria; otherwise people might get sick from consuming it. Another way to use impure is to mean "spoiled by sin" or "lacking morals."

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   Anything impure is contaminated or corrupted. Water that has sea monkeys swimming in it is impure. Don’t drink it! Drinking water that is impure requires distillation or another method or purification to get rid of pollutants like bacteria; otherwise people might get sick from consuming it.

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   3 days ago · not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior or contaminating nature. impure water and air. 2. modified by admixture, as color. 3. mixed or combined with something else. an impure style of architecture. 4. regarded by a religion as unclean, as animals or things.

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   Jul 4, 2023 · impure ( comparative more impure, superlative most impure) Not pure. Containing undesired intermixtures. The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out. Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin.

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   not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air. modified by admixture, as color. mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture. regarded by a religion as unclean, as animals or things.