pure
/ˈpjʊɚ/ adjective B1- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Mere; that and that only. · That idea is pure madness!
- Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- Having no side effects. · a pure method
Comparative purer · Superlative purest
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As I watched him I was irresistibly reminded of a pure-blooded well-trained foxhound as it dashes backwards and forwards through the covert, whining in its eagerness, until it comes across the lost scent.
Dorothy still wore the pretty silk dress she had put on in the palace, but now, to her surprise, she found it was no longer green, but pure white.
The air he inhaled was no longer pure, but thick and mephitic,—he was in prison.
You perceive that the resulting mixture has the appearance of pure water.
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