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Where does “uncleanly” come from?

uncleanly (English) comes from Middle English unclenlī, from Old English unclǣnlīc.

uncleanly (English): Dirty, unhygienic, not clean; Not pure in a moral...

Definitions

  1. Dirty, unhygienic, not clean; Not pure in a moral...

Ancestry of “uncleanly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishunclenlī—
2Old Englishunclǣnlīc—

Words derived from “uncleanly”

  • uncleanliness
Every word from Old English unclǣnlīc →