impure
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.
- Not pure
“The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.”
- Not pure
- Not pure
“He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.”
““No one would marry her if she was impure, don't you see?” “Impure? Surely if a woman is forcibly deprived of her virginity, she can't be thought of as impure.””
- Not pure
“an impure method”
verb
Etymology: From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.
- to defile; to pollute