unclean

[ uhn-kleen ]

/ ʌnˈklin /

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adjective, un·clean·er, un·clean·est.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR unclean

1 soiled, filthy.

2 base, unchaste, sinful, corrupt, polluted.

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Origin of unclean

before 900; Middle English unclene,Old English unclǣne.See un-¹, clean

OTHER WORDS FROM unclean

un·clean·ness, noun

Words nearby unclean

unclasp, unclassical, unclassified, unclassy, uncle, unclean, uncleanly, unclear, Uncle Charlie, uncle-ji, unclench

How to use unclean in a sentence

They depict a wariness of anything — or anyone — who will make the community unclean, tarnish its image.
At the Smithsonian, a photographic portrait of East Baltimore, decades before the dawn of the selfie era|Kelsey Ables|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
First, religious texts condemn them as unclean, plus the love Westerners shower on pets made them inherently suspect.
The Lighter Side of Islam|Neil MacFarquhar|May 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
But we must not class in this unclean category Lord Spunyarn and his friend Haggard, who were both playing at the big table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

Fat-droplets are most frequently derived from unclean bottles or oiled catheters.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Fordun says there was famine in Scotland this year, many being reduced 'to feed on the flesh of horses and other unclean cattle.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Walsingham says the distress was worst in the north, where, he heard, 'the people ate dogs and horses and other unclean animals.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

British Dictionary definitions for unclean

unclean

/ (ʌnˈkliːn) /

adjective

lacking moral, spiritual, ritual, or physical cleanliness

Derived forms of unclean

uncleanness, noun

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