uncleanly
Example Sentences
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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
Must I again crease you into uncleanly folds—I am a thousand times your debtor, my dear boy.
From A Yankee from the West A Novel by Read, Opie Percival
The agreement was drawn up hastily on a scrap of uncleanly paper with Sewell's fountain pen, but he made it hard and fast, while Hetty flitted busily between the shed and the shanty.
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
