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- DictionaryDirt·y/ˈdərdē/
adjective
- 1. covered or marked with an unclean substance: "a tray of dirty cups and saucers"
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"
1. a. : not clean or pure. dirty clothes. dirty fingernails. b. : likely to befoul or defile with a soiling substance (such as mud, dust, or grime) dirty jobs. c. : contaminated with infecting organisms. dirty wounds. : containing impurities. dirty coal. 2. a. : morally unclean or corrupt: such as. (1)
Synonyms for DIRTY: filthy, dusty, muddy, stained, blackened, black, nasty, messy; Antonyms of DIRTY: clean, spotless, pure, immaculate, stainless, clear, unsullied, unsoiled
obscene; pornographic; indecent: a dirty joke. Synonyms: lewd, nasty, vulgar, raunchy, lascivious. 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.
adjective. uk / ˈdɜːti / us. dirty adjective (NOT CLEAN) Add to word list. A2. not clean: dirty clothes. dirty dishes. Fewer examples. He's left dirty marks all over the carpet. You might get dirty so wear some old clothes. The trains were noisy, dirty, and unreliable. The water was dirty and unsafe to drink.
marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria: Her face was dirty and tear-stained. Don't drink the water—it's dirty. Dirty needles can cause serious infections. Synonyms. cruddy. filthy (DIRTY) grimy. grubby.
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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”.
