unmixed

[ uhn-mikst ]

/ ʌnˈmɪkst /

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adjective

not mixed; pure: unmixed joy.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of unmixed

First recorded in 1520–30; un-¹ + mixed

un·mix·ed·ly

[uhn-mik-sid-lee, -mikst-lee], /ʌnˈmɪk sɪd li, -ˈmɪkst li/, adverb

Her large paintings use bold, unmixed colors and make no attempt to simulate depth.
In the galleries: Building on an artwork expressed via different media|Mark Jenkins|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Drips, ballpoint-pen scribbles, bars of unmixed color and even a simulated wood-grain background appear to merge with Hopkins’s form, as if to indicate an unsure sense of self.
In the galleries: A painful, political take on the art of cruel shoes|Mark Jenkins|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
Unmixed satisfaction accompanied the hearing of this news in Sir Richard's mind.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Envy is always very witty, and his elevation became by no means a source of unmixed pleasure to him.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland

Here the race is almost unmixed, and the peasants speak nothing but Flemish to each other.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
As far as his influence and that of his coadjutors and successors has extended, it has brought with it unmixed good.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
Moreover the (unknown) scale of unmixed diatonon toniaion is out of its place at the end of the list.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro