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unclean


 
  Grep  of  noun  unclean 
  uncleanliness 
  uncleanness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unclean 
 
  The  adj  unclean  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  dirty,  soiled,  unclean  --  (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") 
  2.  unclean,  impure  --  ((religion)  ritually  unclean  or  impure;  "and  the  swine...is  unclean  to  you"-Leviticus  11:3) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unclean 
 
  2  senses  of  unclean 
 
  Sense  1 
  dirty  (vs.  clean),  soiled,  unclean 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  unclean  (vs.  clean),  impure 
 
  clean  (vs.  unclean) 
  =>  kosher,  cosher 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unclean 
 
  2  senses  of  unclean 
 
  Sense  1 
  dirty  (vs.  clean),  soiled,  unclean 
  =>  bedraggled,  draggled 
  =>  befouled,  fouled 
  =>  begrimed,  dingy,  grimy,  grubby,  grungy,  raunchy 
  =>  bespattered,  spattered,  besplashed,  splashed 
  =>  black 
  =>  buggy 
  =>  dusty,  dust-covered 
  =>  fecal,  faecal,  feculent 
  =>  filthy,  foul,  nasty 
  =>  flyblown,  squalid,  sordid 
  =>  greasy,  oily 
  =>  lousy 
  =>  mucky,  muddy 
  =>  scummy 
  =>  smeared,  smirched,  smudged,  smudgy 
  =>  snotty,  snot-nosed 
  =>  travel-soiled,  travel-stained 
  =>  unswept 
  =>  unwashed 
  =>  maculate 
  Also  See->  unclean#2,  impure#3;  untidy#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  unclean  (vs.  clean),  impure 
  =>  defiled 
  =>  nonkosher,  tref,  terefah 
  =>  untouchable 
  Also  See->  dirty#1,  soiled#1,  unclean#1;  impure#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unclean 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  unclean 
 
  Sense  1 
  dirty  (vs.  clean),  soiled,  unclean 
  =>  cleanness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unclean 
 
  unclean  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unclean 
  unclean 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unclean 
 
  The  adj  unclean  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  dirty,  soiled,  unclean  --  (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") 
  2.  unclean,  impure  --  ((religion)  ritually  unclean  or  impure;  "and  the  swine...is  unclean  to  you"-Leviticus  11:3) 



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