adj. 1 mixed with foreign matter; adulterated. 2 dirty. 3 unchaste. 4 (of a colour) mixed with another colour. impurely adv. impureness n.
[ ME f. L impurus (as IN-(1), purus pure) ]
adj. 1 mixed with foreign matter; adulterated. 2 dirty. 3 unchaste. 4 (of a colour) mixed with another colour. impurely adv. impureness n.
[ ME f. L impurus (as IN-(1), purus pure) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012