unclean

un·clean

adj \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

3

: dirty, filthy

4

: lacking in clarity and precision of conception or execution

— un·clean·ness \-ˈklēn-nəs\ noun

Examples of UNCLEAN

1. Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions.
2. <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

Related Words: bent [chiefly British], crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; contaminated, spoiled, tainted; bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked

Near Antonyms: incorruptible; ethical, honest, principled; good, moral, righteous, virtuous

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