IMPUREST

Adjective

impurest

superlative form of impure: most impure

Anagrams

• Rumpties, Trumpies, imputers, stumpier

Source: Wiktionary


IMPURE

Im*pure", a. Etym: [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See Pure.]

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.)

Definition: Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.

5. (Language)

Definition: Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style.

Im*pure", v. t.

Definition: To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

6 March 2025

LEPTOMENINGES

(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon