impure

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/

Definition of impure

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Not pure
    “The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.”
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adj

  1. Not pure
    “The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.”
  2. Not pure
  3. 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.””
  4. Not pure
    “an impure method”

verb

  1. (obsolete, transitive)to defile; to pollute

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Etymology

From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.

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