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

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   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.

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   2 days ago · Definitions of dirty. 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” synonyms: soiled, unclean. Augean.

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

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of the adjective dirty, which describes something that is not clean or pleasant. See examples of dirty in idioms, patterns and collocations.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word dirty as an adjective in American English. Find out how to use dirty to describe something not clean, offensive, unpleasant, dishonest, dull, or related to drugs.

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