Definitions for uncleanliness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•clean•lyʌnˈklin li(adv.)

  1. in an unclean manner.

Origin of uncleanly:

bef. 950; OE unclǣnlīce (not recorded in ME). See un -1, cleanly

un•clean•lyʌnˈklɛn li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.

  1. unclean.

Origin of uncleanly:

bef. 1000; ME onclenlich, OE unclǣnlīc. See unclean , -ly

un•clean′li•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. uncleanliness(noun)

    lack of cleanly habits

Wiktionary

  1. uncleanliness(Noun)

    The state of being unclean or dirty, lack of cleanliness


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