unclean
not clean; dirty.
morally impure; evil; vile: unclean thoughts.
Chiefly Biblical. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to the laws, especially the dietary or ceremonial laws: an unclean animal; unclean persons.
Origin of unclean
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Other words from unclean
- un·clean·ness, noun
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How to use unclean in a sentence
Standard air purifiers use a fan and filter system that sucks in unclean air, captures contaminants and pushes clean air back into the room.
Air purifier company seeks emergency FDA approval for device that rids indoor air of virus | Dalvin Brown | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostThey have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAll women affected by the belief in witches and in the uncleanness of woman.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardHere we have a most solemn and important prohibition—to refrain from all uncleanness caused by contact with death.
Separation and Service | James Hudson TaylorAccording to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
The following law, from the same book, will show how uncleanness for death or birth must be observed in the different casts: viz.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for unclean
/ (ʌnˈkliːn) /
lacking moral, spiritual, ritual, or physical cleanliness
Derived forms of unclean
- uncleanness, noun
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