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unclean
adjective
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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ʌnˈkliːn
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adjective
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
“Dirty unswept sidewalks”
adjective
Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws;- The Bible, Leviticus 11:3
“Unclean meat”
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Dirty unswept sidewalks
A child in dirty overalls
Dirty slums
Piles of dirty dishes
Put his dirty feet on the clean sheet
Wore an unclean shirt
Mining is a dirty job
Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
Unclean meat
And the swine … is unclean to you
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