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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 little group of fishing smacks, homely-looking and uncleanly, on close examination, presented a very different appearance from the deck of the English yacht fast nearing the harbour.

From A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

He already loathed the comfortless place, from the hideous oleographs on the bare wood walls down to the uncleanly sawdust on the floor.

From A Damaged Reputation by Harold Bindloss

But unbeknown to most bathers, the boiler heating the water runs on a fuel with the uncleanliest of origins: pellets recycled from soiled adult diapers.

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2021




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