unclean

CEFRA2

/ʌnˈkliːn/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Dirty, or not considered pure or acceptable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not moral or chaste.

Examples

  • According to Islamic principles, pigs are considered unclean.

  • The roads are unclean.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

  2. Dirty, soiled or foul.

More examples

In context

  • I stand amazed in the presence / Of Jesus, the Nazarene, / And wonder how He could love me, / A sinner, condemend, unclean.

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.