uncontaminated

/ (ˌʌnkənˈtæmɪˌneɪtɪd) /

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adjective

not having been polluted, infected, or made impure

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How to use uncontaminated in a sentence

But there were still left uncontaminated eleven millions of the Spanish people.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
When uncontaminated by contact with the lower forms of our civilization, the native is courteous and polite.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
He revealed ideas derived from Buffon (died 1788) uncontaminated by any later influence.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
Priestly demeanor at its best is aloof, leisurely, perfunctory, and uncontaminated with suggestions of sensuous pleasure.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen

Fortunately, at eighteen one's heart is uncontaminated with such an alloy of vanity.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever

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