unclean

[US]/ʌn'kliːn/
[UK]/ˌʌn'klin/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. impure; behaving in an improper manner.

Example Sentences

pork is an unclean meat for Muslims.

the firm was fined for operating in unclean premises.

This might caused by unclean uninstallation of application/game.

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

21 This shall be a perpetual ordinance for you. "One who sprinkles the lustral water shall wash his garments, and anyone who comes in contact with this water shall be unclean until evening.

The Hindu caste system forces 15 percent of India's population to do jobs deemed “unclean”—anything that involves contact with bodily fluids, such as leatherwork and laundry or burying the dead.

From the soles of your feet to the top of your head - all is wounds and bruises, sores uncleaned and unbound, not eased with soothing ointment.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Real-world Examples

Jewish and Muslim people consider them religiously unclean.

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

The feeling of being unclean intensified.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I saw the unclean thing, what you carry in your womb.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

I think a lot of people associate dandruff with being unclean, but that's completely not true.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof, said Confucius, when your own doorstep is unclean.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.'

Source: Bible (original version)

It includes dogs and pigs – another animal which Muslims consider unclean.

Source: VOA Special January 2018 Collection

Scarlett saw with amazement that her percale dress had grease spots on it and her hands were freckled and unclean.

Source: Gone with the Wind

People in the West generally view insects as unclean and carriers of disease.

Source: BBC Learning English (official version)

The nuns said that it was because of unclean thoughts.

Source: Modern Family Season 9

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