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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

They do not regard themselves as dirty, and therefore dispense with such an "uncleanly habit."

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

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




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