uncleanly

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Pronunciation

/ʌnˈklɛnli/ (US)

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/ʌnˈklɛnli/ (US) · /ʌnˈkliːnli/ (US)

Definition of uncleanly

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.

“Prosodemic typhoid from its nature may be disseminated in innumerable ways, but is more frequently found in slum districts, where the habits of the people are uncleanly, or in districts where there is no adequate sewerage.”

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adj

Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.

“Prosodemic typhoid from its nature may be disseminated in innumerable ways, but is more frequently found in slum districts, where the habits of the people are uncleanly, or in districts where there is no adequate sewerage.”
Not pure in a moral or religious sense.

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From Middle English unclenlī, onclenlich, from Old English unclǣnlīc, equivalent to un- + cleanly.

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