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im⋅pure

  [im-pyoor]
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–adjective
1. 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.
5. not morally pure or proper; unchaste or obscene: impure thoughts.
6. marked by foreign and unsuitable or objectionable elements or characteristics, as a style of art or of literary expression.
Origin:
1530–40; < L impūrus. See im- 2 , pure

Related forms:
im⋅pure⋅ly, adverb
im⋅pure⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
5. coarse, vulgar, improper, licentious.
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im·pure   (ĭm-pyŏŏr')   
adj.   im·pur·er, im·pur·est

  1. Not pure or clean; contaminated.

  2. Not purified by religious rite; unclean.

  3. Immoral or sinful: impure thoughts.

  4. Mixed with another, usually inferior substance; adulterated.

  5. Being a composite of more than one color or mixed with black or white.

  6. Deriving from more than one source, style, or convention; eclectic: an impure art form.

im·pure'ly adv., im·pure'ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: im·pure
Pronunciation: (')im-'pyu(&)r
Function: adjective
: not pure: as a : containing something unclean<impure water> b : mixed or impregnated with an extraneous and usually unwanted substance : ADULTERATED impure chemical>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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