Dirty

adjective
'dɜrti

Adjective

  • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

    dirty unswept sidewalks

    a child in dirty overalls

    dirty slums

    Similar:SoiledUnclean
    See also:Untidy
  • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

    a dirty (or dingy) white

    dirty-green walls

    dirty-blonde hair

    Similar:DingyMuddiedMuddy
  • obtained illegally or by improper means

    dirty money

    Similar:Ill-gotten
  • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

    foul (or dirty) copy

    Similar:FoulMarked-up
  • violating accepted standards or rules

    a dirty fighter

    Similar:CheatingFoulUnsportingUnsportsmanlike
  • unethical or dishonest

    dirty police officers

    Similar:ShoddySordid
  • 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

    Similar:Contaminating
  • vile; despicable

    a dirty (or lousy) trick

    Similar:FilthyLousy
  • contaminated with infecting organisms

    dirty wounds

    Similar:Pestiferous
  • (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

    dirty words

    a dirty old man

    dirty books and movies

    See also:Indecent
  • expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

    dirty looks

  • unpleasantly stormy

    there's dirty weather in the offing

Verb

  • make soiled, filthy, or dirty

    Similar:BegrimeBemireCollyGrimeSoil
    Type of:AlterModifyChange

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