unclean
un|clean /'ʌnkl'iːn/
1 [ADJ]
Something that is unclean is dirty and likely to cause disease.
...the Western attitude to insects as being dirty and unclean...
By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination.
= dirty
≠ clean
2 [ADJ]
If you describe someone or something as unclean, you consider them to be spiritually or morally bad.
They felt as though they had done something discreditable and unclean.
...unclean thoughts.
1 [ADJ]
Something that is unclean is dirty and likely to cause disease.
...the Western attitude to insects as being dirty and unclean...
By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination.
= dirty
≠ clean
2 [ADJ]
If you describe someone or something as unclean, you consider them to be spiritually or morally bad.
They felt as though they had done something discreditable and unclean.
...unclean thoughts.