unclean
pronunciation
How to pronounce unclean in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈkli:n]
How to pronounce unclean in American English:
US [ʌnˈklin]
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- Adjective:
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- ritually unclean or impure
Word Origin
- unclean (adj.)
- Old English unclæne, "morally impure, defiled, unfit for food," from un- (1) "not" + clean (adj.). Literal sense of "dirty" is recorded from mid-13c.
Example
- 1. It is unholy --- take not thy gifts through its unclean hands .
- 2. Fml jews and muslims consider pigs unclean .
- 3. But whenever raw flesh appears on him , he shall be unclean .
- 4. But whenever raw flesh appears on him , he will be unclean .
- 5. All flying insects that swarm are unclean to you ; do not eat them .