cleanse
verb (used with object)
to make clean.
uncleansed
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a word derived from
cleanse.
Example Sentences
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Pride, malice, slander, crookedness, and incapacity to hear other people's good, are vices, O descendant of Kuru, that are to be seen in persons of uncleansed soul under the domination of covetousness.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Such wounds are produced by implements which are, to say the least, non-sterile, and this perforation of the uncleansed skin conveys infectious material into the joint capsule.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
To a person, however, of uncleansed soul, the eating of dog's flesh would appear sinful.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
It was a trial to follow him—the rank woollen dress, uncleansed till it falls to pieces, diffuses an odour which, in such confined passages, is particularly unpleasant.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various
No head ever comes to me uncleansed," replied the illustrious hair-dresser; "but for your sake, I will do that of monsieur myself, wholly.
From Unconscious Comedians by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
