unpurified

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adjective

Not purified; impure.

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Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveunpurified (comparative more unpurified, superlative most unpurified)

comparative more unpurified · superlative most unpurified

  1. Not purified; impure.

    There are records of bitter village conflicts in which Pande families were denied the right to bury their dead in the village cemetery because the families did not obtain holy water from pedandas, and the villagers said the unpurified bodies would contaminate the cemetery.

    1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 80

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot made pure

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishpurified
  9. Englishunpurified

From un- + purified.

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Translations

Dutch ongezuiverd
  • ongezuiverdnot purified, impure
German ungereinigt
  • ungereinigtnot purified, impure
Greek αλαγάριστος
  • αλαγάριστος (alagáristos)not purified, impure
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APA

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MLA

“unpurified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpurified. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpurified,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpurified.

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