dirty (Meaning)
dirty (v)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
dirty (a)
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
dirty (s)
vile; despicable
contaminated with infecting organisms
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
obtained illegally or by improper means
expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
violating accepted standards or rules
unethical or dishonest
unpleasantly stormy
dirty (superl.)
Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.
Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
dirty (v. t.)
To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dirty
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Synonyms:
- sullied
- unkempt
- disordered
- scruffy
- besmirched
- jumbled
- unsterile
- unsterilized
- disarranged
- messed
- impure
- squalid
- slovenly
- unwashed
- tainted
- contaminated
- skanky
- confused
- muddled
- raunchy
- sleazy
- germy
- unsanitary
- insanitary
- cluttered
- draggled
- befouled
- littered
- uncleaned
- untidy
- shabby
- disheveled
- rumpled
- cruddy
- sooty
- uncleanly
- bemired
- dishevelled
- gunky
- defiled
- scuzzy
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dirty Sentence Examples
- The mechanic had dirty hands after fixing the car's engine.
- The old, dirty rug needed to be replaced in the living room.
- The alleyway was dirty and filled with trash bags.
- The child came home from playing outside with dirty clothes.
- The dirty dishes piled up in the sink, waiting to be washed.
- The air in the city was dirty and polluted, making it difficult to breathe.
- The dirty water in the pool needed to be drained and replaced.
- The dirty laundry sat in a pile on the bedroom floor, waiting to be washed.
- The dirty window needed to be cleaned to let in more sunlight.
- The dirty floor needed to be swept and mopped to remove the dirt and dust.
FAQs About the word dirty
make soiled, filthy, or dirty, soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime, (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency, vile;
filthy, black, nasty, blackened, dusty, stained, muddy, greasy, grungy, polluted
spick-and-span, clear, stainless, unsullied, pure, unstained, cleaned,clean, pure, immaculate
The mechanic had dirty hands after fixing the car's engine.
The old, dirty rug needed to be replaced in the living room.
The alleyway was dirty and filled with trash bags.
The child came home from playing outside with dirty clothes.
