2
: morally or spiritually impure
3
: infected with a harmful supernatural contagion
also
: prohibited by ritual law for use or contact
4
: lacking in clarity and precision of conception or execution
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Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions.
there's something unclean about this whole business
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Ingesting water from an unclean bottle can result in gastrointestinal or respiratory issues, says Qinchun Rao, a professor of Food and Nutrition at Florida State University.
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Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The letter chronicled some of the health care horrors of Gaza: Infant formula mixed with unclean water fed to malnourished babies.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
For making the offensive suggestion that doctors’ hands might somehow be unclean, Semmelweis was denounced by the medical establishment and later lost his job.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The letter chronicled some of the health care horrors of Gaza: Infant formula mixed with unclean water fed to malnourished babies.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
For making the offensive suggestion that doctors’ hands might somehow be unclean, Semmelweis was denounced by the medical establishment and later lost his job.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Unclean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclean. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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