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unalloyed

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.əˈlɔɪd/ literary

Definition

(especially of a positive feeling) not spoiled by any amount of negative feeling; pure: Spending time with one's family is never an unalloyed pleasure (= there are bad things about it too). We had the perfect holiday - two weeks of unalloyed bliss.UnspoiltPerfect and faultless
(Definition of unalloyed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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