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   Dirt·y

   /ˈdərdē/

   

   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 environment to become unclean: "farming is a hard, dirty job"
   • ▪ (of a nuclear weapon) producing considerable radioactive fallout.
   • ▪ (of a color) not bright, clear, or pure: "the sea was a waste of dirty gray" Similar dullcloudymuddydingydarknot clearnot purenot brightOpposite bright
   • ▪ concerned with sex in an unpleasant or obscene way: "he told a stream of dirty jokes" Similar indecentobscenerudevulgarsmuttycoarsecrudefilthybawdysuggestiveribaldracysalaciousrisquéprurientoffensivelewdlasciviouslicentiouspornographicexplicitX-ratedoff colorinformal:naughtyblueeuphemistic:adultOpposite clean
   • ▪ used to emphasize one's disgust for someone or something: "you dirty rat!"
   • ▪ (of an activity) dishonest; dishonorable: "he had a reputation for dirty dealing" Similar unfairdishonestdeceitfulunscrupulousdishonorableunsportingungentlemanlybelow the beltunethicalunprincipledimmoralcrookedillegalfraudulentrottencorruptdouble-dealingJanus-facedtreacherousunderhandslycraftycunningwilydeviousMachiavelliansneakyguilefulconnivingdesigningcalculatingnastyunpleasantmeanbaselowvilecontemptibledespicablecowardlyshamefulignominioussordidbeggarlysqualidinformal:lowdownout of ordernot cricketOpposite honestdecent
   • ▪ (of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant: "the yacht was ready for dirty weather" Similar unpleasantnastyfoulinclementroughbadstormysquallygustywindyblowyrainymistygloomymurkyovercastlouringOpposite fair
   • ▪ (of 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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   What is the difference between dirty and filthy?

   • 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. Both dirty and filthy can refer to obscenity: a dirty mind, a filthy novel.

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   What does dirty mean?

   • sujo, sujo/-ja [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DIRTY meaning: 1. marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria: 2. unfair….

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   How do you say a person is dirty?

   • You can also say that a person is dirty. The children were hot, dirty, and exhausted. You do not use words such as 'completely' or 'absolutely' with dirty. If you want to emphasize that someone or something is covered in a lot of dirt, you say that they are very dirty or really dirty.

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   What is the difference between dirty and foul?

   • dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it. filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears. foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking.

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   Things that aren't clean are dirty. The greasy pans in your sink, your muddy shoes, your smelly dog, your strange uncle's jokes — all of these things are dirty.