unadulterated


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un·a·dul·ter·at·ed

 (ŭn′ə-dŭl′tə-rā′tĭd)
adj.
1. Not mingled or diluted with extraneous matter; pure: unadulterated coffee.
2. Out-and-out; utter: unadulterated joy.
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unadulterated

(ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd)
adj
not debased or made impure
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un•a•dul•ter•at•ed

(ˌʌn əˈdʌl təˌreɪ tɪd)

adj.
1. not diluted or made impure by adulterating; pure: unadulterated maple syrup.
2. utter; absolute.
[1710–20]
un`a•dul′ter•at`ed•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unadulterated - not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"
pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
2.unadulterated - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
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unadulterated

adjective
1. uncontaminated, pure, unprocessed unadulterated food produced without artificial chemicals
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unadulterated

adjective
1. Free from extraneous elements:
2. Produced by nature; not artificial or manmade:
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Translations
غَيْر مَخْلوط، صافٍ
čistý
uforfalsket
hamisítatlan
hreinn, ómengaîur
īstsneviltotspatiesstīrs

unadulterated

[ˈʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd] ADJsin mezcla, puro
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unadulterated

[ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd] adj
(= with nothing added) [water, food] → non adultéré(e), sans aucune adjonction
(= complete) [misery, hell] → à l'état pur; [pleasure] → sans mélange, à l'état pur
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unadulterated

adj
unverfälscht, rein; winerein, ungepan(t)scht; (hum) whiskyunverdünnt; unadulterated by foreign influencesdurch fremde Einflüsse nicht verfälscht
(fig) nonsenseschier; blissungetrübt; this is unadulterated filthdas ist der reinste Schmutz, das ist Schmutz in Reinkultur (inf)
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unadulterated

[ˌʌnəˈdʌltəˌreɪtɪd] adj (water, nonsense) → puro/a; (wine) → non sofisticato/a
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unadulterated

(anəˈdaltəreitid) adjective
pure, or not mixed with anything else. a feeling of unadulterated hatred.
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unadulterated

a. natural, puro-a, sin mezcla, no adulterado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
And, as I was just now remarking, this ignorance in the soul of him who is deceived may be called the true lie; for the lie in words is only a kind of imitation and shadowy image of a previous affection of the soul, not pure unadulterated falsehood.
For as Jones had really that taste for humour which many affect, he expected to enjoy much entertainment in the criticisms of Partridge, from whom he expected the simple dictates of nature, unimproved, indeed, but likewise unadulterated, by art.
"That is it precisely, Signor Aladdin; it is hashish -- the purest and most unadulterated hashish of Alexandria, -- the hashish of Abou-Gor, the celebrated maker, the only man, the man to whom there should be built a palace, inscribed with these words, `A grateful world to the dealer in happiness.'"
Is it sheer love of their species, and an unadulterated wish to see young people happy and dancing?
But, alas, it was again the case of the honest merchant, who finds that the genuine and unadulterated article is driven to the wall by the artistic counterfeit.
There he stood, with a border of grizzled locks beneath his skull-cap, while his grey eyes, accustomed to the shaded light of his study, were winking, like those of Hester's infant, in the unadulterated sunshine.
He left his station at the nook of the bridge, limped forward with a gracious air, took Dammit by the hand and shook it cordially, looking all the while straight up in his face with an air of the most unadulterated benignity which it is possible for the mind of man to imagine.
I don't know what effect the unadulterated cow might have on my poor old inside." He tasted the milk with the greatest caution.
Hand woven from unadulterated mulberry silk, a solitary saree takes just about seven days to wrap up.
"The state government was of the firm opinion that food-processing units should come up in a big way in the State, to get the support price for the farmers for their produce, to supply unadulterated and quality food products to the people," Rao said.
Also, assistant commissioner, Samarbagh, Wajid Ali, on Friday tested milk with a mobile testing laboratory at different shops in Samarbagh, and found the product unadulterated.
Game 1 of the Finals series Toronto and Golden State may have lacked the sheer entertainment of high-wire dunks, but it did deliver pure unadulterated drama.