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Dirty or unhygienic
“And it was draggled, begrimed, uncleanly, as never were the doves of Aphrodite.”
Not pure in a moral or religious sense
“He liked these Ojibways, and had unlearnt his first disgust of their uncleanly habits, though as yet he could not imitate them.”
Very disgusting or unpleasant, especially to the senses
In a manner that is unfair, unjust or dishonest
Adverb for lacking in cleanliness
“He hated dirty places, and he had had enough of our unclean apartment.”
Adverb for contaminated or noxious
“Recently, the newspaper carried an article questioning why the food supply was so unclean and unsafe.”
Adverb for depraved, perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense
“The more pious folks said that he was possessed of an unclean spirit.”
Adverb for forbidden based on religious, ritual or ceremonial grounds
“Obedient followers of the day did not consider unclean meat even to be a possible source of food.”
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