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impurely

impurely

6.0
In a way that has other materials mixed in
  • adverb
  • /ɪmˈpjʊrli/
translation icon : impuramente
  • The artist mixed the colors impurely, resulting in a muddy shade on the canvas.

Examples

  • The chemicals reacted impurely because the solution contained several contaminants.

  • He believed the gold was formed impurely due to the presence of other metals.

  • The water was filtered impurely and still contained contaminants.

  • He mixed the chemicals impurely without following the guidelines.

  • The artist mixed the colors impurely, resulting in a muddy shade on the canvas.

  • He believed the gold was formed impurely due to the presence of other metals.

  • The chemicals reacted impurely because the solution contained several contaminants.

Antonyms

purely
277 2.5

Only and not for any other reason

How Pure

purely
277 2.5
cleanly
6 2.0
impurely
6.0
dirtily
1 1.8

Surface Forms

impurely positive

Morphology

impurely = impure (transparent) = im + pure + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'impure'; the sense 'mixed with other substances' follows directly from 'impure'.

Etymology

Impurely starts with im- meaning 'not' and uses pure, which means 'clean' or 'only one substance', so impurely literally means 'not clean' and is used when something is mixed with other materials or has contaminants.