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   dirt·y

   /ˈdərdē/

   adjective

   • 1. covered or marked with an unclean substance: "a tray of dirty cups and saucers" Similar soiledgrimygrubbyfilthymuckystainedunwashedgreasysmearedsmearyspottedsmudgedcloudymuddydustysootyuncleansulliedimpuretarnishedpollutedcontaminateddefiledfoulunhygienicinsanitaryunsanitaryinformal:cruddyyuckyickymankygungygrottyboggingliterary:befouledbesmirchedbegrimedrare:feculentOpposite clean
   • ▪ causing a person or environment to become unclean: "farming is a hard, dirty job"
   • ▪ (of a nuclear weapon) producing considerable radioactive fallout.
   • ▪ (of a color) not bright, clear, or pure: "the sea was a waste of dirty gray" Similar dullcloudymuddydingydarknot clearnot purenot brightOpposite bright
   • ▪ concerned with sex in an unpleasant or obscene way: "he told a stream of dirty jokes" Similar indecentobscenerudevulgarsmuttycoarsecrudefilthybawdysuggestiveribaldracysalaciousrisquéprurientoffensivelewdlasciviouslicentiouspornographicexplicitX-ratedoff colorinformal:naughtyblueeuphemistic:adultOpposite clean
   • ▪ used to emphasize one's disgust for someone or something: "you dirty rat!"
   • ▪ (of an activity) dishonest; dishonorable: "he had a reputation for dirty dealing" Similar unfairdishonestdeceitfulunscrupulousdishonorableunsportingungentlemanlybelow the beltunethicalunprincipledimmoralcrookedillegalfraudulentrottencorruptdouble-dealingJanus-facedtreacherousunderhandslycraftycunningwilydeviousMachiavelliansneakyguilefulconnivingdesigningcalculatingnastyunpleasantmeanbaselowvilecontemptibledespicablecowardlyshamefulignominioussordidbeggarlysqualidinformal:lowdownout of ordernot cricketOpposite honestdecent
   • ▪ (of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant: "the yacht was ready for dirty weather" Similar unpleasantnastyfoulinclementroughbadstormysquallygustywindyblowyrainymistygloomymurkyovercastlouringOpposite fair
   • ▪ (of popular music) having a distorted or rasping tone: "Nirvana's dirty guitar sound"

   adverb

   • 1. used for emphasis: informal British "a dirty great slab of stone"

   verb

   • 1. make dirty: "she didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels"

   Derivatives

   • 1. dirtily adverb
   • 2. dirtiness noun

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   Dirty definition: soiled with dirt; foul; unclean. See examples of DIRTY used in a sentence.

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   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”. “mining is a dirty job”. “Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves”.

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   Jul 4, 2015 · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of the adjective dirty, which can describe something not clean, offensive, unpleasant, dishonest or illegal. See examples of idioms and collocations with dirty.

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