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pure
adjective
in a state of sexual virginity
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ˈpjʊə
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adjective
in a state of sexual virginity
“pure and vestal modesty”
adjective
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
adjective
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
“pure science”
adjective
free from discordant qualities
adjective
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
“an arrant fool”
adjective
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
“{'source': 'Sylvia Plath', 'text': 'I felt pure and sweet as a new baby'}”
adjective
free of extraneous elements of any kind
“pure air and water”
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pure and vestal modesty
a spinster or virgin lady
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
pure science
an arrant fool
a complete coward
a consummate fool
a double-dyed villain
gross negligence
{'source': 'Sylvia Plath', 'text': 'I felt pure and sweet as a new baby'}
pure as the driven snow
pure air and water
pure gold
pure primary colors
the violin's pure and lovely song
pure tones
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