unalloyed
American-
not alloyed with other metals; pure.
unalloyed zinc.
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total; utter.
unalloyed bliss.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unalloyed
First recorded in 1660–70; un- 1 ( def. ) + alloy ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But it would seem a serious oversight for Ms. Caroli not to mention that Simkhovitch’s housing triumph was not an unalloyed improvement.
Warsh is confident that AI will be an unalloyed boon for the U.S. economy.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a wild world out there, so we’re pleased to bring you some unalloyed good news for the security of the United States.
It’s proper to question whether any of these innovations have been unalloyed social boons.
From Los Angeles Times
That helps us to see ourselves as containing unalloyed goodness, purity and virtue.
From Salon
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