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uncleanly

[uhn-kleen-lee] / ʌnˈklin li /




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They were soon removed, partly because of complaints they were being used in an "uncleanly manner".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022

The dim flicker of gas, often subdued and debilitated by grim and uncleanly globes, was supplanted by a steady glare, bright and mellow, which illuminated interiors and shown through windows fixed and unwavering.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2013

As the bedbug prefers an uncleanly environment, he is taboo as a subject of polite conversation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hair hangs round their wild, handsome faces, down to their collar-bones, in loose, heavy, but not uncleanly masses.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Brooke lay drowsily in a canvas chair, while Allonby sat at the uncleanly table, with a litter of burnt matches and tobacco ash as well as a steaming glass in front of him.

From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold