unclean English

Meaning unclean meaning

What does unclean mean?

unclean

— adjective (= dirty, soiled) soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime 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

— adjective (= impure) having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws unclean meat and the swine...is unclean to you — Leviticus 11:3

Synonyms unclean synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as unclean?

unclean English » English

dirty

filthy

soiled

impure

foul

nasty

messy

stained

grubby

unfit

shameless

revolting

repulsive

repugnant

nauseating

loathsome

insanitary

indecent

disgusting

defiling

defiled

contaminating

careless

abhorrent

uncleanly

smutty

shabby

polluted

impudent

grossed out

grimy

brazen

vulgar

vile

verminous

untidy

unsanitary

unholy

unhealthy

unfair

unchaste

sullied

squalid

smirched

slovenly

sloppy

slob

slimy

slatternly

slaggy

Topics unclean topics

What do people use unclean to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal

Types of animals

• What words refer to whether or not an animal can be eaten?
  edible non-edible clean unclean kosher

Daily life Food Types of food

Prohibited food

• What words describe food that is prohibited?
  prohibited food taboo food unclean