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Definition of: impure
(im·py
r′) adjective
1. Not pure; containing some foreign substance; adulterated.
2. Unchaste.
3. Containing foreign idioms or grammatical blemishes.
4. Unfit for religious use; unhallowed.
5. Mixed with or having a tendency toward extraneous, corporeal, or foreign matter. See synonyms under FOUL, IMMODEST. [<L impurus]
—im·pure′ly adverb
—im·pure′ness noun
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