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Impure

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WordDefinition
dirtyverbUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
maculateverbTo spot; to stain; to blur.
compositenounMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
debasedBrought low; degraded.
dingynounShabby, squalid, uncared-for.
muddyverbCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
contaminatedmade unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
defiledImpure; dirty.
alloyedmixed.
adulterateverb(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
untouchablenounNot able to be touched.
adulteratedIntentionally tainted with impurities (usually as motivated by cheapening the production of a food product or enhancing the psychotropic effects of a street drug).
muddiedHaving been made unclear, obfuscated.
terefahAlternative spelling of treyf. [(Judaism) Nonkosher.]
pollutedMade unclean or impure.
trefnoun(historical) A hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.
bastardizedderiving from more than one source or style
unpurifiedNot purified; impure.
nonkosherNot kosher.

↔️ Antonyms of "Impure"

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WordDefinition
purenounFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
cleanverbFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

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WordDefinition
contaminatedmade unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
unpurifiedNot purified; impure.
pollutedMade unclean or impure.
dirtyverbUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
defiledImpure; dirty.
adulteratedIntentionally tainted with impurities (usually as motivated by cheapening the production of a food product or enhancing the psychotropic effects of a street drug).
dingynounShabby, squalid, uncared-for.
adulterateverb(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
debasedBrought low; degraded.
uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
muddiedHaving been made unclear, obfuscated.
untouchablenounNot able to be touched.
maculateverbTo spot; to stain; to blur.
nonkosherNot kosher.
compositenounMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
muddyverbCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
terefahAlternative spelling of treyf. [(Judaism) Nonkosher.]
alloyedmixed.
trefnoun(historical) A hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.
bastardizedderiving from more than one source or style

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