unadulterated

unadulterated
unadulteratedly, adv.
/un'euh dul"teuh ray'tid/, adj.
1. not diluted or made impure by adulterating; pure: unadulterated maple syrup.
2. utter; absolute: unadulterated nonsense.
[1710-20; UN-1 + ADULTERATE + -ED2]

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  • unadulterated — (adj.) 1719, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of ADULTERATE (Cf. adulterate) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unadulterated — [adj] clean, pure; unmixed immaculate, purified, refined, sanitary, spotless, stainless, sterile, sterilized, unblemished, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, undebased, undefiled, undiluted, unpolluted, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted,… …   New thesaurus

  • unadulterated — ► ADJECTIVE 1) complete; utter. 2) having no inferior added substances …   English terms dictionary

  • unadulterated — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unadulterated — [[t]ʌ̱nədʌ̱ltəreɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ Something that is unadulterated is completely pure and has had nothing added to it. Organic food is unadulterated food produced without artificial chemicals or pesticides. Ant: adulterated 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) …   English dictionary

  • unadulterated — adjective Date: circa 1719 1. not adulterated ; pure < unadulterated food > 2. complete, unqualified < an unadulterated fool > • unadulteratedly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unadulterated — un|a|dul|ter|at|ed [ ,ʌnə dʌltə,reıtəd ] adjective 1. ) complete: used for emphasizing how good or bad a quality or feeling is: pure unadulterated pleasure What a load of unadulterated nonsense. 2. ) in a pure form with nothing added …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unadulterated — UK [ˌʌnəˈdʌltəˌreɪtɪd] / US [ˌʌnəˈdʌltəˌreɪtəd] adjective 1) complete: used for emphasizing how good or how bad a quality or feeling is pure unadulterated pleasure What a load of unadulterated nonsense! 2) in a pure form with nothing added …   English dictionary

  • Unadulterated — Unadulterate Un a*dul ter*ate, Unadulterated Un a*dul ter*a ted, a. Not adulterated; pure. Unadulterate air. Cowper. {Un a*dul ter*ate*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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