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pure

adjective /pjʊr/ 3 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 8
Definitions
adjective

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

“pure folly”

adjective

in a state of sexual virginity

“pure and vestal modesty”

adjective

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

free of extraneous elements of any kind

“pure air and water”

adjective

having no faults; sinless

“I felt pure and sweet as a new baby”

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