unclean

Definition

Dirty, soiled or foul.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "They were gnawing, like beasts, upon unclean food. A pot boiled upon the edge of the fire, and out of it one of the creatures would occasionally drag a hunk of meat with a sharpened stick."
• "I stand amazed in the presence / Of Jesus, the Nazarene, / And wonder how He could love me, / A sinner, condemend, unclean."

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