impure
Example Sentences
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Pigs are considered by Muslims to be impure, and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo denounced the incidents as "racist acts".
From BBC
First is "us versus them" or "pure versus the impure," or those who properly "belong" in the country, and those who do not.
From Salon
Two major developments in the mid-1800s showed why impure water is dangerous.
From Salon
But instead of a barrier to keep out the impure, they are means of removing it, of excreting all that “poisons the blood,” to use Trump’s Hitlerian metaphor.
From Salon
In this case, the presumption is that most voters share Trump's repulsion for "impure" people whose gender or race falls outside rigid boundaries he has defined for them.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
