UNCLEAN


Meaning of UNCLEAN in English

un ‧ clean /ˌʌnˈkliːn◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ cleaner , ↑ cleaning , ↑ cleanliness , ↑ clean , ↑ cleanser ; verb : ↑ clean , ↑ cleanse ; adverb : ↑ clean , ↑ cleanly ; adjective : ↑ clean ≠ ↑ unclean ]

1 . biblical morally or ↑ spiritually bad:

an unclean spirit

2 . unclean food, animals etc are those that a particular religion says must not be eaten, touched etc

3 . dirty:

unclean drinking water

—uncleanness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.