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   dirty

   /ˈdəːti/

   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 place to become unclean: "farming is a hard, dirty job"
   • ▪ (of a nuclear weapon) producing considerable radioactive fallout.
   • 2. (of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable: "he had a reputation for dirty dealing" Similar unfairdishonestdeceitfulunscrupulousdishonourableunsportingungentlemanlybelow the beltunethicalunprincipledimmoralcrookedillegalfraudulentrottencorruptdouble-dealingJanus-facedtreacherousunderhandslycraftycunningwilydeviousMachiavelliansneakyguilefulconnivingdesigningcalculatingnastyunpleasantmeanbaselowvilecontemptibledespicablecowardlyshamefulignominioussordidbeggarlysqualidinformal:low-downout of ordernot cricketOpposite honestdecent
   • ▪ using illegal drugs. informal US
   • ▪ used to emphasize one's disgust for someone or something: informal "you dirty rat!"
   • 3. concerned with sex in a lewd or obscene way: "he told a stream of dirty jokes" Similar indecentobscenerudevulgarsmuttycoarsecrudefilthybawdysuggestiveribaldracysalaciousrisquéprurientoffensivelewdlasciviouslicentiouspornographicexplicitX-ratedoff colorinformal:naughtyblueeuphemistic:adultOpposite clean
   • 4. (of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant. Similar unpleasantnastyfoulinclementroughbadstormysquallygustywindyblowyrainymistygloomymurkyovercastlouringOpposite fair
   • 5. (of a colour) not bright or pure; dull: "the sea was a waste of dirty grey" Similar dullcloudymuddydingydarknot clearnot purenot brightOpposite bright
   • ▪ (in 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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   Synonyms for DIRTY: filthy, dusty, muddy, stained, blackened, black, nasty, messy; Antonyms of DIRTY: clean, spotless, pure, immaculate, stainless, clear, unsullied, unsoiled

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   Synonyms and examples. filthy. Wash your hands before dinner - they're filthy! scruffy. He's the typical scruffy student. messy. Ben's bedroom is always really messy. grimy. Don't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel! grubby. informal. He was wearing an old pair of jeans and a grubby T-shirt. mucky. informal.

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   Synonyms for DIRTY in English: filthy, soiled, grubby, nasty, foul, muddy, polluted, messy, sullied, grimy, …

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   Synonyms for DIRTY: soiled, unclean, filthy, grimy, bedraggled, foul, nasty, smutty, squalid, grubby, uncleanly; Antonyms for DIRTY: clean, spotless, sanitary, tidy, pure, sterile, moral, clean, upright, fair, clean.

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   dirty. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Verb: make unclean. Synonyms:

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