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
"We are simply ten minutes' walk from a most uncleanly land."
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
There had been a trader named Ogilvie in this part of the world, a mild, uncleanly man who sold cloth and bought wild rubber.
From Sanders of the River by Wallace, Edgar
