Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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impure | No | Yes | No | No |
untouchable | Yes | Yes | No | No |
impure (noun) | untouchable (noun) |
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belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
impure (adjective) | untouchable (adjective) |
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(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene | forbidden to the touch |
combined with extraneous elements | impossible to assail |
having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment |
not capable of being obtained | |
(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling |