unadulterated
adjective
un·adul·ter·at·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrā-təd 
1
: not adulterated : pure
unadulterated food
2
: complete, unqualified
an unadulterated fool
unadulteratedly
adverb
Examples of unadulterated in a Sentence
an unadulterated solution is required for the experiment
the unadulterated nonsense that you sometimes hear from political pundits on TV
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But most of all, there was sheer, unadulterated delight.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth told me that the songs serve as a reminder to young musicians about the virtues of live, unadulterated recordings.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Alternating between the date and the shoot-out gives the love story extra impact, as the unadulterated joy between Angela and Mike is even more pronounced when placed against the sociopathic violence of Stockwell’s existence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
To what degree are documentary filmmakers tempted to fiddle with reality while ostensibly presenting a clear and unadulterated image of it?
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth told me that the songs serve as a reminder to young musicians about the virtues of live, unadulterated recordings.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Alternating between the date and the shoot-out gives the love story extra impact, as the unadulterated joy between Angela and Mike is even more pronounced when placed against the sociopathic violence of Stockwell’s existence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
To what degree are documentary filmmakers tempted to fiddle with reality while ostensibly presenting a clear and unadulterated image of it?
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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unadulterated
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un·adul·ter·at·ed
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