Un·clean a.
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. --Num. xix. 11.
3. Morally impure. “Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections.”
-- Un*clean*ly, adv. -- Un*clean*ness, n.
Unclean animals Script., those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food.
Unclean spirit Script., a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark i. 27.
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