unclean

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
  2. adjective having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; ; -Leviticus 11:3

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

dirty, soiled

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