UNADULTERATED
Dictionary entry overview: What does unadulterated mean? • UNADULTERATED (adjective)
The adjective UNADULTERATED has 2 senses:
1. not mixed with impurities
2. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Familiarity information: UNADULTERATED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNADULTERATED (adjective)
Meaning:
Not mixed with impurities
Context example:
unadulterated maple syrup
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Meaning:
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Synonyms:
arrant; utter; double-dyed; sodding; unadulterated; thoroughgoing; staring; pure; perfect; everlasting; consummate; stark; complete; gross
Context examples:
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
Similar:
unmitigated (not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier)
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