What is the Latin word for impurely?

The usual Latin words for “impurely” are impūrus, incestus, inquinō; also malus, vīvō, loquor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“impurely” in Latin

impūrusunclean, filthy, foul, dirty; impure, defiled, filthy, infamous, vile incestusunclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful, unrighteous, criminal; unchaste, lewd, incestuous, lustful inquinōto pollute, defile, stain, befoul; to corrupt, contaminate malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, m vīvōto live; to be alive, to survive; to reside in loquorto say, speak, tell, talk, utter; to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someo

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

impurely

With reference to morals, impure: impure atque flagitiose (e.g., vivere): impure atque intemperanter: inceste (unchastely).

With reference to style, inquinate (e.g., loqui, Cic., Brut., 37, 140): male (ill).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for impurely?: The usual Latin words for “impurely” are impūrus, incestus, inquinō; also malus, vīvō, loquor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.