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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime;
- Example: "dirty unswept sidewalks"
- Example: "a child in dirty overalls"
- Example: "dirty slums"
- Example: "piles of dirty dishes"
- Example: "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"
- Example: "wore an unclean shirt"
- Example: "mining is a dirty job"
- Example: "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
[syn: dirty, soiled, unclean]

2. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws;
- Example: "unclean meat"
- Example: "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
[syn: unclean, impure]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unclean \Un*clean"\ ([u^]n*kl[=e]n"), a. [AS. uncl[=ae]ne. See
   Unnot, and Clean.]
   1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
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   2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.
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            He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be
            unclean seven days.                   --Num. xix.
                                                  11.
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   3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of
      inordinate and unclean affections." --Perkins.
      [1913 Webster] -- Un*clean"ly, adv. -- Un*clean"ness,
      n.
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   Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were
      forbidden to use for food.

   Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark
      i. 27.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unclean
    adj 1: 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" [syn: dirty, soiled,
           unclean] [ant: clean]
    2: 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 [syn:
       unclean, impure] [ant: clean]