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Synonyms for uncleanly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-kleen-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈklin li

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Définition of uncleanly

  • adj impure
  • adj dirty
Example sentences :
  • And it was draggled, begrimed, uncleanly, as never were the doves of Aphrodite.
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
  • What I reprove you for, is the indecorous and uncleanly; and these, I trust, you will abolish.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor
  • We remove mountains of dirt for uncleanly men, and how do they reward us?
  • Extract from : « Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 2 [July 1902] » by Various
  • And uncleanly he must be left, for it takes a deal to shame a stork.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 » by Various
  • The cat was uncleanly, and was speedily banished back into the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « Jeremy » by Hugh Walpole
  • Yet he could desert her for the first uncleanly sundowner who came along!
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Man » by E. W. Hornung
  • I thought him most uncleanly in his habits, and I was compelled to sleep in the same room with him.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Forest » by Hugh Walpole
  • He is a juggler with words, yet practises the art of most uncleanly conveyance.
  • Extract from : « Character Writings of the 17th Century » by Various
  • It is important also to avoid food prepared by uncleanly persons who may be infested with tape-worms.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Persons sleeping with others infested are liable to infection, especially if they are uncleanly and in the habit of eating in bed.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
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