unclean
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A longstanding taboo in Chinese culture against used goods, seen as unclean or a shameful sign of poverty, is lifting rapidly.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
Sick dogs can easily be reinfected by grooming themselves and living in an unclean environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
"He was literally slurping unclean pond water to stay hydrated," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
The left hand, considered unclean, is reserved for personal hygiene.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
The proprietor had just lighted a hanging oil lamp which gave off an unclean but friendly smell.
From "1984" by George Orwell
He was a guileless and indeed a holy man; and it's always the guileless and the holy people who raise the uncleanest scandals.
From The Belfry by Sinclair, May
In that short space of time he discovered that the galley was the dirtiest hole under the sun and the cook the uncleanest person that ever handled food.
From The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant by Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)
Be not the emptiest meetest to receive gifts, and the uncleanest they that have most need of washing?”
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
There is little doubt but that milk is one of the uncleanest and impurest of all foods.
From No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes by Wheldon, Rupert H.
Of all the unclean ones, Hamlet was the uncleanest.
From Twilight in Italy by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
