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verb (impur, ing)
  1. (transitive) (obsolete) To defile; to pollute.
adjective 
  1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.
The gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
  1. defile, Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.
  2. unchaste, Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.
Etymology: From impurus

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