Pure

adj.

Heard in Kildare, Cork, Mayo, Cavan, Tipperary, Galway, Donegal, Sligo, Carlow, Derry, Limerick, Tyrone and Wicklow

Intensifier meaning "very" or "thoroughly", pronounced "pyawr".

Feen, I was pure mouldy drunk last night

Posh English

My dear fellow, I was thoroughly and completely inebriated last night.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Mayo
• Cavan
• Tipperary
• Galway
• Donegal
• Sligo
• Carlow
• Derry
• Limerick
• Tyrone
• Wicklow

Related terms

• Pure soundExtremely pleasant or agreeable; thoroughly decent.
• Pure stinkSomething that is thoroughly unpleasant or of very poor quality.
• Pure/fare unrealBrilliant or fantastic; thoroughly enjoyable.
• Fair pure right class boiiExceptionally good or first-rate.
• Her face will kaype her pureA girl so ugly that when she entered an ugly contest they said 'sorry no professionals.'
• Pure catExtremely poor quality, dreadful, or awful.