pure
adjective
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter.
purest
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superlativeof pure.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Then, around some Jewish holiday, I go to a friend’s house for lunch, and by purest coincidence, at the table, there sits Fogelman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"This work reflects a philosophy of chemistry that's designed to accelerate drug discovery in its purest form," says Moses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Music is perhaps the purest of these art forms, tapping into our lizard brains to regulate our emotions that are seeking to make sense of this precious yet maddening existence.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
That sampler captured the band’s brand of thrash punk in its purest form.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
There it was, supple shining black leather, chased and trimmed with the purest silver.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
