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unclean

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkliːn/

The English word “unclean” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Dirty, soiled or foul.
  2. Not moral or chaste.
  3. Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

Etymology

From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.

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