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uncleanlier

uncleanlier is the comparative form of uncleanly.

Meaning of uncleanly

Adjective

uncleanly (comparative more uncleanly, superlative most uncleanly)

  1. Dirty, unhygienic, not clean.
    • 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.1907, Annual Report, Ohio. State Board of Health
  2. Not pure in a moral or religious sense.

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Questions about uncleanlier

What is uncleanlier the comparative form of?
Uncleanlier is the comparative form of uncleanly.

Words near uncleanlier in the dictionary

  1. uncleaned
  2. uncleanenesse
  3. uncleaner
  4. uncleaness
  5. uncleanest
  6. uncleanlier
  7. uncleanliest
  8. uncleanlily
  9. uncleanliness
  10. uncleanlinesses
  11. uncleanly

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