Dirty and Pure

Dirty

Dirty adjective - Not clean.
Usage example: after working in the factory all day, his clothes are very dirty

Pure is an antonym for dirty in topics: filthy, obscene, dishonest, soiled.

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Pure

Pure adjective - Free from any trace of the coarse or indecent.
Usage example: the humor in the movie is as pure and wholesome as any parent could wish

Dirty is an antonym for pure in topics: clean, theoretical, absolute, unmixed, virginal.

Nearby Words: purify, purity, purely

Both words in one sentence

  • Neither Muten Roshi nor Kuririn can hope to ride Goku's Kinto'un because Kuririn stole dirty magazines for Muten Roshi, but a few other characters more pure of heart apparently can.
  • Manga / Ouran High School Host Club Tamaki has dirty blond hair in the manga, but was given pure blond hair in the anime.
  • Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny When he falls in "love" with someone from the hyper-liberal society, he wants to think of her as pure and is terrified that she actually wants to sleep with him because that's dirty.
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