unalloyed
American-
not alloyed with other metals; pure.
unalloyed zinc.
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total; utter.
unalloyed bliss.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unalloyed
First recorded in 1660–70; un- 1 ( def. ) + alloy ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It’s proper to question whether any of these innovations have been unalloyed social boons.
From Los Angeles Times
That helps us to see ourselves as containing unalloyed goodness, purity and virtue.
From Salon
In any case, dioramas should remind us that nature, even and especially at its most authentic, never comes to us as unalloyed reality.
From Los Angeles Times
As a work of pure performance, “Velour: A Drag Spectacular” is an unalloyed delight.
From Los Angeles Times
He is best known for his all-blue monochrome paintings, those rectangles of unalloyed color that are invariably the first thing you notice when one is present.
From New York Times
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