Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncleanly

/ʌnˈklɛnli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-clean-ly
IPA: /ʌnˈklɛnli/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.

adj

Not pure in a moral or religious sense.

adv

not in a clean way; in an unclean way

Example Sentences

"Prosodemic typhoid from its nature may be disseminated in innumerable ways, but is more frequently found in slum districts, where the habits of the people are uncleanly, or in districts where there is no adequate sewerage."

Etymology

From Middle English unclenlī, onclenlich, from Old English unclǣnlīc, equivalent to un- + cleanly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unclenlī, unclǣnlīc, unclenly

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈklɛnli/

Inflected Forms

more uncleanly (comparative) most uncleanly (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncleanlily uncleanliness

Synonyms

unclean

Questions

How do you pronounce uncleanly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈklɛnli/.
What does uncleanly mean?: Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.
Where does uncleanly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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