unclean
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adjective \ˌən-ˈklēn\Definition of UNCLEAN
1
: morally or spiritually impure
2
: infected with a harmful supernatural contagion; also : prohibited by ritual law for use or contact
4
: lacking in clarity and precision of conception or execution
— un·clean·ness \-ˈklēn-nəs\ noun
See Examples of UNCLEAN
- Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions.
- <there's something unclean about this whole business>
First Known Use of UNCLEAN
before 12th century
Related to UNCLEAN
- Synonyms
- debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, corrupt, unwholesome, warped
- Antonyms
- pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted
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