UNCLEANLY

uncleanly

(adjective) habitually unclean

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

uncleanly (comparative more uncleanly, superlative most uncleanly)

Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.

Not pure in a moral or religious sense.

Synonyms

• unclean

Etymology 2

Adverb

uncleanly (comparative more uncleanly, superlative most uncleanly)

not in a clean way; in an unclean way

Source: Wiktionary


UNCLEAN

Un*clean", a. Etym: [AS. uncl. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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