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DIRTILY
dirtily, filthily
(adverb) in a filthy unclean manner; “a dirtily dressed camel driver”
dirtily
(adverb) in a sordid manner; “as dirtily drunk as usual”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
dirtily (comparative more dirtily, superlative most dirtily)
In a dirty manner.
Antonym: cleanly
Source: Wiktionary
Dirt"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a dirty manner; foully; nastily; filthily; meanly; sordidly.
DIRTY
Dirt"y, a. [Compar. Dirtier; superl. Dirtiest.]
1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. Spenser.
2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. Locke.
3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow. The creature's at his dirty work again. Pope.
4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather. Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea. M. Arnold.
Syn.
– Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.
Dirt"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirtied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dirtying.]
1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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