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uncleanly

uncleanly

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Unclean  \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.