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unclean

/ˈʌnˌklin/
/ənˈklin/
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Other forms: uncleanest; uncleaner

Definitions of unclean
  1. adjective
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
    “wore an unclean shirt”
    synonyms: dirty, soiled
    Augean
    extremely filthy from long neglect
    bedraggled, draggled
    limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
    befouled, fouled
    made dirty or foul
    begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
    black, smutty
    soiled with dirt or soot
    buggy
    infested with bugs
    cobwebby
    covered with cobwebs
    dirty-faced
    having a dirty face
    feculent
    foul with waste matter
    filthy, foul, nasty
    disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
    flyblown, sordid, squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
    greasy, oily
    smeared or soiled with grease or oil
    lousy
    infested with lice
    maculate
    spotted or blotched
    mucky, muddy
    dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
    ratty
    dirty and infested with rats
    scummy
    covered with scum
    smudgy
    smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination
    snot-nosed, snotty
    dirty with nasal discharge
    fuliginous, sooty
    covered with or as if with black powder that is produced when fuel is burned
    travel-soiled, travel-stained
    soiled from travel
    uncleanly
    habitually unclean
    unswept
    not having been swept
    unwashed
    not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
    untidy
    not neat and tidy
  2. adjective
    having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
    unclean meat”
    “"and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3”
    synonyms: impure
    nonkosher, terefah, tref
    not conforming to dietary laws
    untouchable
    ( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
    impure
    combined with extraneous elements
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    antonyms:
    clean
    ritually clean or pure
    clean
    free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
    halal
    conforming to dietary laws
    cosher, kosher
    conforming to dietary laws
    pure
    free of extraneous elements of any kind
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