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Impure

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.

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Adulterate 84% connected

To defile by adultery.

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Adulterate 84% connected

To defile by adultery.

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Adulterated 84% connected

of Adulterate

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Adulterated 84% connected

of Adulterate

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Alloyed 84% connected

of Alloy

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Alloyed 84% connected

of Alloy

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Bastardized 84% connected

of Bastardize

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Bastardized 84% connected

of Bastardize

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Contaminated 84% connected

of Contaminate

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Contaminated 84% connected

of Contaminate

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Debased 84% connected

of Debase

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Debased 84% connected

of Debase

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Defiled 84% connected

of Defile

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Defiled 84% connected

of Defile

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Dingy 84% connected

Alt. of Dinghy

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Dingy 84% connected

Alt. of Dinghy

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Maculate 84% connected

To spot; to stain; to blur.

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Maculate 84% connected

To spot; to stain; to blur.

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Muddied 84% connected

of Muddy

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Muddied 84% connected

of Muddy

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Muddy 84% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

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Muddy 84% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

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Polluted 84% connected

of Pollute

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Polluted 84% connected

of Pollute

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Derivationally related 4

Dross 74% connected

The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.

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Dross 74% connected

The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.

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Impurity 74% connected

The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.

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Impurity 74% connected

The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.

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Morality 66% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Morality 66% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Pureness 66% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Pureness 66% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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Purity 66% connected

The condition of being pure.

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Purity 66% connected

The condition of being pure.

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See also 4

Unchaste 66% connected

Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

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Unchaste 66% connected

Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

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Unclean 66% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Unclean 66% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Synonym 1

Unclean 92% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Antonym 4

Clean 94% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 94% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Pure 94% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

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Pure 94% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

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