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English Dictionary: unclean	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unclean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): dirty, soiled, unclean Antonym(s): clean having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 Synonym(s): unclean, impure Antonym(s): clean
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unclean \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. [bd]Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections.[b8] --Perkins. -- {Unclean"ly}, adv. -- {Unclean"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.