impure
adjective
[ ɪmˈpjʊə ]
• mixed with foreign matter; adulterated.
• "an impure form of heroin"
• morally wrong, especially in sexual matters.
• "citizens suspected of harbouring impure thoughts"
Similar:
immoral,
corrupt,
sinful,
wrongful,
wicked,
dishonourable,
depraved,
degenerate,
debauched,
dissolute,
unchaste,
lustful,
lecherous,
lewd,
lascivious,
prurient,
obscene,
dirty,
indecent,
unclean,
wanton,
ribald,
risqué,
smutty,
improper,
crude,
vulgar,
coarse,
gross,
pornographic,
concupiscent,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dirty, containing offensive matter’): from Latin impurus, from in- ‘not’ + purus ‘pure’.
