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dirt·y (dûr

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adj. dirt·i·er, dirt·i·est

a. Soiled, as with dirt; 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.

a. Obscene or indecent: dirty movies; a dirty joke.

b. Malicious or scandalous: a dirty lie.

a. Unethical or corrupt; sordid: dirty politics.

b. Not sportsmanlike: dirty players; a dirty fighter.

c. Acquired by illicit or improper means: dirty money.

d. Slang Possessing or using illegal drugs.

a. Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless: Laying off workers is the dirty part of this job.

b. Extremely unfortunate or regrettable: a dirty shame.

6. Expressing disapproval or hostility: gave us a dirty look.

7. Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination: dirty-blonde hair; dirty-green walls.

8. Producing a very great amount of long-lived radioactive fallout. Used of nuclear weapons.

9. Stormy; rough: dirty weather.

v. dirt·ied, dirt·y·ing, dirt·ies

v.tr.

1. To make soiled.

2. To stain or tarnish with dishonor.

v.intr.

To become soiled.

dirti·ly adv.

dirti·ness n.

Synonyms: dirty, filthy, foul, squalid, grimy
These adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt. Dirty is the most general: dirty clothes; dirty sidewalks.
Something that is filthy is disgustingly dirty: filthy rags.
Foul suggests gross offensiveness, particularly to the sense of smell: a foul stench; a foul pond.
Squalid suggests dirtiness, wretchedness, and sordidness: lived in a squalid apartment.
Grimy describes something ingrained or smudged with dirt or soot: grimy hands.

dirty

Adjective

[dirtier, dirtiest]

1. covered or marked with dirt; filthy

2. causing one to become grimy: a dirty job

3. (of a colour) not clear and bright

4. unfair, dishonest, or unkind: dirty tricks

a. obscene: dirty jokes

b. sexually clandestine: a dirty weekend

6. revealing dislike or anger: a dirty look

7. (of weather) rainy or stormy

8. dirty work unpleasant or illicit activity

Noun

do the dirty on Informal to behave meanly towards

Verb

[dirties, dirtying, dirtied]

to make dirty; soil

dirtiness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	dirty - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" foul - make unclean; "foul the water" contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" muddy, muddy up - dirty with mud splash - soil or stain with a splashed liquid mud, muck up, muck, mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" crock - soil with or as with crock blemish, spot - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
Adj.	1.	dirty - 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"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" soiled, unclean untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
	2.	dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" unobjectionable, clean - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
	3.	dirty - vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" filthy, lousy nasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
	4.	dirty - spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" contaminating uncontaminating, clean - not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
	5.	dirty - contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen pestiferous infected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
	6.	dirty - (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" muddied, dingy, muddy impure - combined with extraneous elements
	7.	dirty - (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" marked-up, foul illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting"
	8.	dirty - obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" ill-gotten illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
	9.	dirty - expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
	10.	dirty - violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" unsporting, unsportsmanlike, cheating, foul unfair, unjust - not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
	11.	dirty - unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" sordid corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
	12.	dirty - unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

dirty

adjective 1. filthy, soiled, grubby, nasty, foul, muddy, polluted, messy, sullied, grimy, unclean, mucky, grotty (slang) grungy (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. scuzzy (slang), chiefly U.S. begrimed, festy Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE clean