Definition of UNCLEAN

unclean

Adjective

  • Not clean; dirty or impure.
  • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
    • "wore an unclean shirt"
  • having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; ; -Leviticus 11:3
    • "unclean meat"
    • "and the swine...is unclean to you"

Adj

  • Dirty, soiled or foul.
  • Not moral or chaste.
  • Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

Examples

  • The letter ’Q’ seemed UNCLEAN, always needing a ’U’ to make it respectable on the board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.

Antonyms

clean

Scrabble Score: 9

unclean: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unclean: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unclean: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

unclean: valid Words With Friends Word