unadulterated

adjective

un·​adul·​ter·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce unadulterated (audio)
1
: not adulterated : pure
unadulterated food
2
: complete, unqualified
an unadulterated fool
unadulteratedly adverb

Example Sentences

an unadulterated solution is required for the experiment the unadulterated nonsense that you sometimes hear from political pundits on TV
Recent Examples on the Web With the earlier The Mummy, both Fisher and Sangster have distilled what works best about the monster movie genre into a compact 90 minutes of unadulterated fun. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2022 The answer, of course, isn’t as simple as actual, unadulterated happiness. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2022 The Descent was a welcome, Bechdel-test-passing departure, focusing on a group of five female friends who routinely get together for some unadulterated Type 2 fun. Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2022 David’s lecture, which had begun with an unadulterated celebration and defense of all things Donald Trump, somehow lost steam. Time, 20 Oct. 2022 No one does pure, unadulterated glamour like Jennifer Lopez. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Oct. 2022 Staying in his reflective mood, Parker shared several images from the time, including the unadulterated cover art from Lonerism, which the Western Australian had snapped in Paris. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2022 On her most recent album, Lynn experimented with various pop approaches but is still a leading exponent of unadulterated country music. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022 Some are probably consuming it unwittingly, the way heroin users unwittingly consumed fentanyl when dealers first started mixing it into heroin; these days most drug users know that the chances of finding unadulterated heroin is pretty slim. Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unadulterated was circa 1719

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Cite this Entry

“Unadulterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unadulterated. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

Kids Definition

unadulterated

adjective
un·​adul·​ter·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrāt-əd How to pronounce unadulterated (audio)
: not adulterated : pure, unmixed
unadulterated foods
unadulterated beauty
unadulterated happiness

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