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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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   DIRTY meaning: 1. marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria: 2. unfair…. Learn more.

   • Dirty: Italian Translation

     dirty translations: sporco, sporco, sporco, osceno,...

   • Dirty: Russian Translation

     dirty translations: грязный , непристойный , грязный,...

   • Dirty: Ukrainian Translation

     dirty - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

   • Dirty: German Translation

     dirty translations: schmutzig, schmutzig, unflätig,...

   • Dirty: French Translation

     dirty translations: sale, cochon/-onne, abject/-ecte, sale,...

   • Dirty Turkish Translation

     dirty translations: kirli, pis, açık saçık, müstehcen,...

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word dirty, which can describe something that is unclean, obscene, unfair, or unpleasant. Find synonyms, related words, and idioms for dirty, such as do someone dirty, down and dirty, and wash one's dirty linen in public.

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   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.

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