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    dirt·y
    /ˈdərdē/

    adjective

    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"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dirtyDirty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DIRTY is not clean or pure. How to use dirty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dirty.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dirtyDirty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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”.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIRTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    unfair, dishonest, or unkind: dirty trick She played a dirty trick on me by telling me Diane was having a party when she wasn't. That's a dirty lie! See also. dirty tricks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdirty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    adjective. /ˈdɜːti/ /ˈdɜːrti/ (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest) Idioms. not clean. dirty hands/clothes/dishes. My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper. Try not to get too dirty! She didn't want to get her dress dirty. They found him huddled under a dirty old blanket.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › dirtyDirty - definition of dirty by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean. b. Spreading dirt; polluting: The air near the foundry was always dirty. c. Apt to soil with dirt or grime: a dirty job at the garage. d. Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. 2. Squalid or filthy; run-down: dirty slums. 3. a.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIRTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    dirty, filthy, foul, squalid refer to that which is not clean. dirty is applied to that which is filled or covered with dirt so that it is unclean or defiled: dirty clothes. filthy is an emphatic word suggesting something that is excessively soiled or dirty: filthy streets.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › dirtyDIRTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDIRTY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DIRTY definition: 1. not clean: 2. talking about sex in a way that some people find offensive: 3. dishonest or…. Learn more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › dirtyDirty Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Dirty Definition. Soiled or soiling with dirt; unclean. Spreading dirt; polluting. The air near the foundry was always dirty. Causing one to be soiled with dirt. A dirty occupation. Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. Squalid or filthy; run-down. Dirty slums.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › dirtydirty - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    lewd: a dirty joke. undesirable or unpleasant; thankless: He left the dirty work for me. very unfortunate or regrettable: That's a dirty shame! not fair or sportsmanlike; unscrupulous: a dirty fighter. hostile, insulting, contemptuous, or resentful: She gave me a dirty look. He made a dirty crack about the cooking.