pjuə adj. 1
unmixed,
unadulterated (pure
white; pure alcohol). 2 of unmixed
origin or
descent (pure-blooded). 3
chaste. 4 morally or sexually
undefiled;
not corrupt. 5
guiltless. 6
sincere. 7 mere,
simple,
nothing but, sheer (it
was pure malice). 8 (of a sound) not
discordant,
perfectly in
tune. 9 (of a
subject of study) dealing
with abstract concepts
and not
practical application. 10 a (of a vowel) not joined with
another in a
diphthong. b (of a consonant) not accompanied by another. øpure
science a science depending on deductions
from demonstrated truths (e.g.
mathematics or logic), or
one studied
without practical applications. øøpureness n. [ME f. OF pur pure f. L purus]