Unclean — Un*clean , a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. [1913 Webster] 2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. [1913 Webster] He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unclean — index insalubrious, lewd, prurient, repulsive, salacious, tainted (contaminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
unclean — O.E. unclæne, morally impure, defiled, unfit for food, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CLEAN (Cf. clean) (adj.). Literal sense of dirty is recorded from mid 13c … Etymology dictionary
unclean — [adj] dirty bedraggled, befouled, besmirched, black, blurred, common, contaminated, corrupt, decayed, defiled, desecrated, dusty, evil, feculent, fetid, filthy, foul, grimy, impure, messy, muddy, nasty, polluted, profaned, putrescent, putrid,… … New thesaurus
unclean — ► ADJECTIVE 1) dirty. 2) immoral. 3) (of food) regarded in a particular religion as impure and unfit for use or consumption. 4) (in biblical use, of a spirit) evil … English terms dictionary
unclean — [un klēn′] adj. [ME unclene < OE unclæne: see UN + CLEAN] 1. dirty; filthy; foul 2. ceremonially impure 3. morally impure; unchaste, obscene, or vile uncleanness n … English World dictionary
unclean — [[t]ʌ̱nkli͟ːn[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is unclean is dirty and likely to cause disease. ...the Western attitude to insects as being dirty and unclean... By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination. Syn: dirty Ant … English dictionary
unclean — There is a comprehensive list in the Pentateuch of creatures that are regarded as unclean and therefore forbidden as food, or even to be touched (Lev. 11:8); those animals that ruminate (chew the cud) but do not have cloven hooves, such as camels … Dictionary of the Bible
unclean — uncleanness, n. /un kleen /, adj., uncleaner, uncleanest. 1. not clean; dirty. 2. morally impure; evil; vile: unclean thoughts. 3. Chiefly Biblical. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to the laws, esp. the dietary… … Universalium
unclean — un|clean [ˌʌnˈkli:n] adj 1.) biblical morally or spiritually bad ▪ an unclean spirit 2.) unclean food, animals etc are those that a particular religion says must not be eaten, touched etc 3.) dirty ▪ unclean drinking water >uncleanness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
