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  1. 1. a. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean. Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To defile; to pollute. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. combined with extraneous elements Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc. 2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things. 3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas. "Impure desires." Cowper. 4. (Script.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean. 5. (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style. To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Source: webster
  11. 11. Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean. Source: adambom
  12. 12. j:100 a. combined with extraneous elements a. (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene Source: ecdict

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