Adjective: impure (impurer,impurest) im'pyûr
- Combined with extraneous elements
"The impure water sample contained traces of harmful bacteria"
- (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
"impure thoughts"
- (religion) having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
"impure meat";
- unclean
Derived forms: impurer, impurest
See also: adulterate, adulterated, alloyed, bastardised [Brit], bastardized, contaminated, debased, defiled, dingy, dirty, maculate [literary], morality, muddied, muddy, nonkosher, polluted, pureness, purity, technical grade, technical-grade, terefah, trayf, tref, trefa, treif, treyf, unchaste, unprocessed, unpurified, untouchable
Encyclopedia: Impure