pure
adjective
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter.
purer
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comparativeof pure.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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"I think young people in the village and, actually, myself, aren't as strong-spirited as in the past... People were purer," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The purer the crystal, the longer the magnons survived.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mr. Vance fulminates: “Never have I read a purer distillation of our worship at the altar of commerce.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Kurita and Organo are purer plays on fab buildouts; Ecolab still makes most of its money keeping restaurant kitchens sanitary, while Xylem sells a lot of municipal pumps.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
The glaves themselves were perfect polished spheres, hanging by the hundreds and emitting a purer white light than he’d ever seen from the rough, ruddy stones that lit the abbey.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
