Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions. there's something unclean about this whole business
Recent Examples on the WebMy parents have explained to me that, back home, all raw produce is unclean. Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The effects of unclean, unusable drinking water could be especially pronounced for the city's older residents, who may have compounding health issues, and may not be able to wait in long lines for bottled supplies or easily leave their homes. Priya Krishnakumar, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Homes plagued by mold, electrical fires, and unclean water.Essence, 29 Aug. 2022 Passengers who rely on the elevators say that they are poorly maintained and that even those that are operating properly are overly crowded, unclean and plagued by foul smells.New York Times, 22 June 2022 Amid all this, many Delhi residents are leaving mixed-population areas for the city’s Muslim enclaves, which often lack basic amenities and are broadly stigmatized as lawless or unclean. Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022 Elitism, especially mixed with worship, has that tendency, rallying the faithful with attitude around a special cause, a select group, separating the believing from the unbelieving, the chosen from the unchosen, the clean from the unclean. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2022 Such broad intimations that all other wines are unnatural or unclean are unfair, even if more transparency by the industry would show that. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 And despite our net exporter status, oil production is likely to become more concentrated in unclean hands in the future. University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of unclean was before the 12th century