unclean en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈkliːn/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.
Meanings
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Dirty, soiled or foul.
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:
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Not moral or chaste.
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:
- Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncleanest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| uncleaner | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unclean hands · uncleanly · uncleanness
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
begrimed · scummy · slimy · mucky · unpurified · dirty-handed · dusty · muddy · feculent · unkempt · sooty · discolored · poopy · unscoured · unwiped · smutty · grimy · lutose · polluted · crappy · unstrained · shitty · unswept · filthy · contaminated · shitstained · greasy · gungy
Relateds
despicable · defiled · corrupt
Synonyms
grubby · dirtsome · manky · unwashed · unclean · cruddy · foul · sordid · lousy · yucky · nasty · clarty · icky · seamy · grotty · besmirched · horry · befouled · soiled · squalid · sullied · dirty
Translations (78)
nl onrein (dirty, soiled or foul) · mi paruparu (dirty, soiled or foul) · grc ἀκάθαρτος (dirty, soiled or foul) · ps خيرن (dirty, soiled or foul) · ru по́шлый (not moral or chaste) · sv oren (dirty, soiled or foul) · bg нечестив (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · sh pȑljav (dirty, soiled or foul) · sv oren (not moral or chaste) · pt impuro (not moral or chaste) · sv snuskig (not moral or chaste) · ps سخا (dirty, soiled or foul) · ru гря́зный (not moral or chaste) · ota پیس (dirty, soiled or foul) · lv nešķīsts (not moral or chaste) · de unrein (not moral or chaste) · hu tisztátalan (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · grc κοινός (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · pl nieczysty (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · et must (dirty, soiled or foul) · fi epäpuhdas (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · pl nieczysty (dirty, soiled or foul) · sh пр̏љав (dirty, soiled or foul) · la impūrus (dirty, soiled or foul) · et räpane (not moral or chaste) · ru нечи́стый (dirty, soiled or foul) · ru гря́зный (dirty, soiled or foul) · bg неморален (not moral or chaste) · rap havahava (dirty, soiled or foul) · fr impur (not moral or chaste) · sw najisi (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · grc ἀκάθαρτος (not moral or chaste) · ro necurat (not moral or chaste) · de unrein (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · sh nèčist (dirty, soiled or foul) · nb urenslig (dirty, soiled or foul) · da urenlig (dirty, soiled or foul) · mi maniheko (dirty, soiled or foul) · sv smutsig (dirty, soiled or foul) · swb -a ntsama (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · ota مردار (dirty, soiled or foul) · ru амора́льный (not moral or chaste) · nn ureinsleg (dirty, soiled or foul) · fi saastainen (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · su lolo (dirty, soiled or foul) · ca brut (dirty, soiled or foul) · fi likainen (not moral or chaste) · he טָמֵא (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · mi poke (dirty, soiled or foul) · nl onrein (not moral or chaste) · pdt orrein (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · de gemein (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · pdt orrein (dirty, soiled or foul) · fi epäpuhdas (dirty, soiled or foul) · ps سخا (not moral or chaste) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (dirty, soiled or foul) · nb ureinslig (dirty, soiled or foul) · ru непристо́йный (not moral or chaste) · sh нѐчист (dirty, soiled or foul) · pl nieczysty (not moral or chaste) · ga neamhghlan (dirty, soiled or foul) · fr impur (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · ca impur (not moral or chaste) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (dirty, soiled or foul) · sw -chafu (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · pt sujo (dirty, soiled or foul) · ro imoral (not moral or chaste) · et räpane (dirty, soiled or foul) · bg мръсен (dirty, soiled or foul) · ro murdar (dirty, soiled or foul) · swb -a peu (not moral or chaste) · lv netīrs (dirty, soiled or foul) · pdt orrein (not moral or chaste) · gv neuglen (dirty, soiled or foul) · lv neķītrs (not moral or chaste) · mi paru (dirty, soiled or foul) · nl onrein (ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit) · fi likainen (dirty, soiled or foul)