a. | 1. | |
1. | Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; | |
2. | Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; - said of persons or things. | |
3. | Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; | |
4. | (Script.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean. | |
5. | (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; | |
v. t. | 1. | To defile; to pollute. |
Adj. | 1. | impure - combined with extraneous elements Antonyms: pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones" |
2. | impure - used of persons or behaviors; not morally pure; "impure thoughts" Antonyms: pure - used of persons or behaviors; having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow" | |
3. | impure - ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 Synonyms: unclean |