unadulterated

American  

[uhn-uh-duhl-tuh-rey-tid] / ˌʌn əˈdʌl təˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. not diluted or made impure by adulterating; pure.

   unadulterated maple syrup.

2. utter; absolute.

   unadulterated nonsense.

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unadulterated British  

/ ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. not debased or made impure

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Other Word Forms

• unadulteratedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of unadulterated

First recorded in 1710–20; un- ¹ + adulterate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Since the late 1970s, a number of biographies of Mansfield have sought to dismantle the sanitized version of her life promoted by Murry, and a scholarly industry devoted to restoring her unadulterated voice has flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal

For thousands of years, they say, these animals hunted for their meals and consumed their prey whole, absorbing the carcasses’ unadulterated nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal

College football’s greatest dynasties are dead—and pure, unadulterated chaos has replaced them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group said it believed the images were neither art or a political statement but "unadulterated hatred" and said its legal team was examining the footage to consider further steps.

From BBC

We both know that unadulterated good things like this trade don’t just happen between little hedge funds and big Wall Street firms.

From Literature

Related Words

• purified
• unsullied