impurely

In tainted fashion

In an impure manner—contaminated, mixed with foreign substances, or morally tainted.

Water that flows impurely carries sediment or pollutants.

The word appears most often in moral or religious contexts: He admitted to having thought impurely about his neighbor's wife.

The adverb is uncommon, as people typically describe the impurity itself rather than actions performed impurely.

contaminated

polluted

Made impure by contaminants

poisoned · fouled · unsanitary · noxious · septic · unclean · filthy · germy · hazardous · adulterated

morally

unethically

Without moral principles

corruptly · wickedly · wrongfully · indecently · dishonestly · shamefully · depravedly · lewdly · licentiously · wantonly

mixed

unevenly

In irregular manner

partially · adulterated · blended · combined · intermixed · diluted · alloyed · amalgamated · hybridized · compounded

spiritually

profanely

In a vulgar manner

unconsecrated · sacrilegiously · irreverently · uncleanly · ritually · ceremonially · spiritually · blasphemously · godlessly

Opposites
contamination/cleanliness

impurelypurely

Entirely, without admixture

cleanly · pristinely · immaculately · spotlessly · sanitarily

moral/spiritual virtue

impurelypurely

Entirely, without admixture

virtuously · morally · chastely · righteously · innocently

quality/refinement

impurelypurely

Entirely, without admixture

genuinely · authentically · wholly · completely

Family

impure, impurer

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G