See Also: pure(1)(dictionary)
pure(dictionary)
pure(2)(dictionary)
Pure(medicine)
Pure Lease(money)
Pure Interest(money)
Pure Competition(money)
Pure monopoly(money)
Pure play(finance)
Simon Pure(dictionary)

exegetical (iou) and pure (oh)


exegetical (iou)



exegetical adjective. E17.
[formed as EXEGETIC + -AL1.]
Of the Nature of a gloss; explanatory. (Foll. by of, to.) E17-E18.
Of, pertaining to, or of the Nature of exegesis; expository. M19.
exegetical theology exegetics.
exegetically adverb M17.

pure (oh)



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1 ?not mixed?
2 ?complete?
3 ?clean?
4 pure and simple
5 ?morally good?
6 ?colour or sound?
7 ?typical?
8 ?breed/race?
9 ?Art or study?
10 pure science/maths etc
11 be as pure as the driven snow
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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: pur, from Latin purus]
?NOT MIXED?
[usually before noun] a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything
-opposite impure impure
pure silk/cotton/wool etc
::pure wool blankets
::rings made of pure gold
::Our beef patties are 100% pure .
?COMPLETE?
[only before noun] complete and total
-synonym sheer sheer
::a work of pure genius
::a smile of pure joy
::My mother's life was pure hell.
pure chance/luck/coincidence etc
::By pure chance, I met Sir Malcolm that morning.
::The chairman dismissed the report as pure speculation.
?CLEAN?
clean and not containing anything harmful
-opposite impure impure
::We had trouble finding a pure water supply.
::Up here the air was purer .
pure and simple
used to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering
::He wanted revenge, pure and simple.
?MORALLY GOOD?
literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughts
-opposite impure impure
::a pure young girl
::They're too pure and innocent to know what's really going on.
?COLOUR OR SOUND?
very clear and beautiful
::a cloudless sky of the purest blue
::Her voice, clear and pure, soared up to the roof.
?TYPICAL?
[only before noun] typical of a particular style
::His Music is pure New York.
?BREED/RACE?
bred from only one group or race
::My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years.
::The Highland is the oldest and purest breed of cattle in Britain.
?Art OR STUDY?
[usually before noun] done according to an accepted standard or pattern
::Gothic architecture in its purest form
pure science/maths etc
work in science etc that increases our knowledge of the subject rather than using it for practical purposes
be as pure as the driven snow
to be morally perfect - used humorously to say someone is not like this at all
-see also purely