Unclean Meaning
/ʌnˈkliːn/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDirty, soiled or foul.
adjNot moral or chaste.
Sentence Examples
The roads are unclean.
According to Islamic principles, pigs are considered unclean.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The kitchen was ____ because no one had cleaned it for a long time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The kitchen was found to be ____ during the health inspection, so the local restaurant had to close for repairs today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"They were gnawing, like beasts, upon unclean food. A pot boiled upon the edge of the fire, and out of it one of the creatures would occasionally drag a hunk of meat with a sharpened stick."
— 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 194:
"I stand amazed in the presence / Of Jesus, the Nazarene, / And wonder how He could love me, / A sinner, condemend, unclean."
— 1905, Charles H. Gabriel, “My Savior's Love”, in E.O. Excell, editor, Praises, Chicago: E.O. Excell:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The kitchen was ____ because no one had cleaned it for a long time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The kitchen was found to be ____ during the health inspection, so the local restaurant had to close for repairs today.