Define Unclean using "exact" search strategy.
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| Source: gcide | Unclean \Un*clean"\ ([u^]n*kl[=e]n"), a. [AS. uncl[=ae]ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. [1913 Webster]
2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. [1913 Webster]
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. --Num. xix. 11. [1913 Webster]
3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections." --Perkins. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*cleanly}, adv. -- {Un*cleanness}, n. [1913 Webster]
{Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food.
{Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark i. 27. [1913 Webster]
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