impure
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adjective
1.
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially 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.
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impure (ɪmˈpjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not pure; combined with something else; tainted or sullied |
| 2. | (in certain religions) |
| a. (of persons) ritually unclean and as such debarred from certain religious ceremonies | |
| b. (of foodstuffs, vessels, etc) debarred from certain religious uses | |
| 3. | (of a colour) mixed with another colour or with black or white |
| 4. | of more than one origin or style, as of architecture or other design |
| im'purely | |
| —adv | |
| im'pureness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Another example, impure in the extreme, is the national debt.
Untouchables are outcasts-people considered too impure, too polluted, to rank as worthy beings.
It has had a more limited application domestically because large errors can occur when measuring impure materials.
Speaking generally, the arteries may be said to contain pure and the veins impure blood.
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