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

4. 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.

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   Dirty definition: soiled with dirt; foul; unclean. See examples of DIRTY used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dirtyDirty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   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.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dirtydirty | meaning of dirty in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   dirty meaning, definition, what is dirty: covered in or marked by an unwanted subs...: Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDIRTY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. If something is dirty, it is marked or covered with stains, spots, or mud, and needs to be cleaned. [...] 2. To dirty something means to cause it to become dirty. [...] 3. If you describe an action as dirty, you disapprove of it and consider it unfair, immoral, or dishonest. [disapproval] [...]