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unclean

Syllabification: (un·clean)
Pronunciation: /ˌənˈklēn/
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Definition of unclean

adjective

  • dirty:the company was fined for operating in unclean premises
  • morally wrong:unclean thoughts
  • (of food) regarded in a particular religion as impure and unfit to be eaten:pork is an unclean meat for Muslims
  • (in biblical use) ritually impure; (of a spirit) evil.

Derivatives

uncleanness

noun

Origin:

Old English unclǣne (see un-1, clean)

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