Blackened
Blackened adjective - Not clean.
Usage example: the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke
Nearby Word: blackening
Clean
Clean adjective - Free from dirt or stain.
Usage example: although the soccer team always starts out with clean uniforms, they don't stay that way for long
Both words in one sentence
- Akercocke has a few parts with clean vocals in their otherwise extremely heavy blackened death metal, but the last song off the album Antichrist - Epode - is fully mellow, beautiful (and is about Satan himself.)
Source: Surprisingly Gentle Song
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