Uncleanly
adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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."
- 2 Not pure in a moral or religious sense.
- 1 habitually unclean wordnet
- 1 not in a clean way; in an unclean way
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From Middle English unclenlī, onclenlich, from Old English unclǣnlīc, equivalent to un- + cleanly.
From Middle English unclenly, onclenly, unclenely; compare Old English unclǣnlīce; equivalent to unclean + -ly.
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