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Unclean

Unclean Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Unclean? [adj] soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [adj] (religion) ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Unclean: bedraggled \| befouled \| begrimed \| bespattered \| besplashed \| black \| buggy \| defiled \| dingy \| dirty \| draggled \| dust-covered \| dusty \| faecal \| fecal \| feculent \| filthy \| flyblown \| foul \| fouled \| greasy \| grimy \| grubby \| grungy \| lousy \| maculate \| mucky \| muddy \| nasty \| nonkosher \| oily \| raunchy \| scummy \| smeared \| smirched \| smudged \| smudgy \| snot-nosed \| snotty \| soiled \| sordid \| spattered \| splashed \| squalid \| terefah \| travel-soiled \| travel-stained \| tref \| unswept \| untouchable \| unwashed Related Terms \| Find terms related to Unclean: See Also \| impure \| unclean \| untidy Unclean In Webster's Dictionary \Unclean"\, a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. 2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. --Num. xix. 11. 3. Morally impure. ``Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections.'' --Perkins. -- {Unclean"ly}, adv. -- {Un*clean"ness}, n. {Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. {Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark i. 27.

Unclean Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Unclean?

[adj] soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
[adj] (religion) ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3

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See Also | impure | unclean | untidy

Unclean In Webster's Dictionary

\Un*clean"\, a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.]
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.

         He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be
         unclean seven days.                   --Num. xix.
                                               11.

3. Morally impure. ``Adultery of the heart, consisting of
   inordinate and unclean affections.'' --Perkins. --
   {Un*clean"ly}, adv. -- {Un*clean"ness}, n.

{Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were
   forbidden to use for food.

{Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark
   i. 27.

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