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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
there's something unclean about this whole business
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2
as in filthy
not clean
a lackadaisical waiter who tried to set our table with smudged glasses and unclean silverware
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An inspector’s notes include: unclean soda nozzles, unclean interior of ice machine; unclean microwave interior, dishwasher eating while in the kitchen, food items stored on floor outside of dry storage room, uncovered food items.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
None of them seem to have thought of the millions of African women and children who have gotten sick or died from breathing fumes from unclean cooking fuels.
—Mo Ibrahim, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Inspectors also saw rodent droppings on the restaurant’s floors and dirty knives that had been put away on a rack but were unclean.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
Inspectors observed unclean surfaces that make contact with food at Madurai Mes.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
None of them seem to have thought of the millions of African women and children who have gotten sick or died from breathing fumes from unclean cooking fuels.
—Mo Ibrahim, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Inspectors also saw rodent droppings on the restaurant’s floors and dirty knives that had been put away on a rack but were unclean.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
Inspectors observed unclean surfaces that make contact with food at Madurai Mes.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Unclean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclean. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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