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uncleanly
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Uncleanly
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un·clean·ly
1
/
ʌnˈklin
li
/
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[
uhn-
kleen
-lee
]
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adverb
in an
unclean
manner.
Origin:
before 950;
Old English
unclǣnlīce
(not recorded in ME). See
un-
1
,
cleanly
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un·clean·ly
2
/
ʌnˈklɛn
li
/
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[
uhn-
klen
-lee
]
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adjective,
un·clean·li·er,
un·clean·li·est.
unclean
.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
onclenlich,
Old English
unclǣnlīc.
See
unclean
,
-ly
Related forms
un·clean·li·ness,
noun
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
uncleanly
1
(ʌnˈkliːnlɪ)
—
adv
in an unclean manner
uncleanly
2
(ʌnˈklɛnlɪ)
—
adj
characterized by an absence of cleanliness; unclean
un'cleanliness
2
—
n
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Example sentences
Uncleanly
prisoners taken to the county jail are subjected to a thorough washing before being put in the cells.
No
uncleanly
salves, liquids or clumsy bandages to bother with.
She says that would be
uncleanly
, and so of course, unhealthy.
She spoke of tho filthy,
uncleanly
condition of the streets and alleys and how they should be remedied.
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