IMPURE


Meaning of IMPURE in English

/ ɪmˈpjʊə(r); NAmE ɪmˈpjʊr/ adjective

1.

not pure or clean; not consisting of only one substance but mixed with one or more substances often of poorer quality :

impure gold

2.

( old-fashioned or formal ) ( of thoughts or feelings ) morally bad, especially because they are connected with sex

OPP pure

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.