English Explanatory Dictionary

pure evil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Absolute evil; that has no sense of morality or mercy at all.
adj
  1. Absolutely evil; having no sense of morality or mercy whatsoever.

Word forms

pure evil

Etymology

Has been rising in usage from other phrases using this sense of pure since around the 1950s. Has been rising exponentially as a set phrase since the 1990s.

Antonyms

pure good
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