Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unclean"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unclean \Un*clean"\, a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.]
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be
unclean seven days. --Num. xix.
11.
3. Morally impure. ``Adultery of the heart, consisting of
inordinate and unclean affections.'' --Perkins. --
{Un*clean"ly}, adv. -- {Un*clean"ness}, n.
{Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were
forbidden to use for food.
{Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark
i. 27.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
[ant: {clean}]
2: (religion) ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is
unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: {impure}] [ant: {clean}]
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