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DIRTY
dirty
(adjective) unpleasantly stormy; “there’s dirty weather in the offing”
dirty, soiled, unclean
(adjective) soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; “dirty unswept sidewalks”; “a child in dirty overalls”; “dirty slums”; “piles of dirty dishes”; “put his dirty feet on the clean sheet”; “wore an unclean shirt”; “mining is a dirty job”; “Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves”
dirty
(adjective) (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; “dirty words”; “a dirty old man”; “dirty books and movies”; “boys telling dirty jokes”; “has a dirty mouth”
dirty, contaminating
(adjective) spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; “the air near the foundry was always dirty”; “a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout”
dirty, sordid, shoddy
(adjective) unethical or dishonest; “dirty police officers”; “a sordid political campaign”; “shoddy business practices”
dirty, cheating(a), foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
(adjective) violating accepted standards or rules; “a dirty fighter”; “used foul means to gain power”; “a nasty unsporting serve”; “fined for unsportsmanlike behavior”
dirty
(adjective) expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; “dirty looks”
dirty, ill-gotten
(adjective) obtained illegally or by improper means; “dirty money”; “ill-gotten gains”
dirty, foul, marked-up
(adjective) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; “foul (or dirty) copy”
dirty, filthy, lousy
(adjective) vile; despicable; “a dirty (or lousy) trick”; “a filthy traitor”
dirty, dingy, muddied, muddy
(adjective) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; “dirty” is often used in combination; “a dirty (or dingy) white”; “the muddied grey of the sea”; “muddy colors”; “dirty-green walls”; “dirty-blonde hair”
dirty, pestiferous
(adjective) contaminated with infecting organisms; “dirty wounds”; “obliged to go into infected rooms”- Jane Austen
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty; “don’t soil your clothes when you play outside!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
Out of tune.
Of color, discolored by impurities.
(computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
Sleety; gusty; stormy.
(slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
Synonyms
• (covered with or containing dirt): filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also unclean
• (violating accepted standards or rules): cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
• (obtained illegally or by improper means): ill-gotten
• (considered morally corrupt): base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile
• (considered obscene or indecent): indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious
• (of color, discolored by impurities): dingy, dullish, muddied, muddy
Antonyms
• (covered with or containing dirt): clean
• (violating accepted standards or rules): sportsmanlike
• (of color: discolored by impurities): bright, pure
• (when used with alcoholic beverages): neat
Adverb
dirty (comparative more dirty, superlative most dirty)
In a dirty manner.
Synonyms
• (in a dirty manner): deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly
Verb
dirty (third-person singular simple present dirties, present participle dirtying, simple past and past participle dirtied)
(transitive) To make (something) dirty.
(transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
(transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
(intransitive) To become soiled.
Synonyms
• (to make dirty): soil, taint; see also dirty
• (to stain or tarnish with dishonor): sully
Source: Wiktionary
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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