uncleanly
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English unclenlī, onclenlich, from Old English unclǣnlīc, equivalent to un- + cleanly.
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Adjective edit
uncleanly (comparative more uncleanly, superlative most uncleanly)
- Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.
- 1907, Annual Report, Ohio. State Board of Health:
- Prosodemic typhoid from its nature may be disseminated in innumerable ways, but is more frequently found in slum districts, where the habits of the people are uncleanly, or in districts where there is no adequate sewerage.
- Not pure in a moral or religious sense.
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not cleanly
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English unclenly, onclenly, unclenely; compare Old English unclǣnlīce; equivalent to unclean + -ly.
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uncleanly (comparative more uncleanly, superlative most uncleanly)
Translations edit
not cleanly
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References edit
- “unclē̆nlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Uncleanly”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 87, column 3.