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| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. [1/5 definitions] |
| dirt |
any unclean substance such as mud, bits of dirt, dust, or excrement. [1/5 definitions] |
| dirty |
unclean; soiled. [1/10 definitions] |
| filth |
that which is unclean or foul. [2/3 definitions] |
| impure |
ritually unclean or unfit for use; defiled. [1/3 definitions] |
| polluted |
made unclean, impure, unhealthy, or corrupt; contaminated. |
| sloven |
someone who is disorderly, negligent, or unclean. |
| slovenly |
in a careless or unclean way. [1/2 definitions] |
| soil2 |
to make unclean; dirty. [1/6 definitions] |
| uncleanly2 |
in an unclean manner. |
| unsanitary |
not free of contaminants or sources of infection; unclean. |
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