unadulterate

unadulterate

English

Etymology

un- +‎ adulterate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnəˈdʌltəɹət/

Adjective

unadulterate (comparative more unadulterate, superlative most unadulterate)

1. (archaic) Not adulterated; pure.
   • 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], OCLC 228757725:

     unadulterate air

   • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:

     because he
     Attended public meetings, and would always
     Stand prating there of commerce, public faith,
     Economy, and unadulterate coin,
     And other topics, ultra-radical

Related terms

• unadulterately

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for unadulterate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)