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dirty - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
dirty
Definition
(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Synonyms
:
begrime
,
bemire
,
colly
,
grime
,
soil
Example Sentence
don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Definition
(adj) soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Synonyms
:
soiled
,
unclean
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adj) (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
Example Sentence
dirty words
a dirty old man
dirty books and movies
boys telling dirty jokes
has a dirty mouth
Definition
(adj) vile; despicable
Synonyms
:
filthy
,
lousy
Example Sentence
a dirty (or lousy) trick
a filthy traitor
Definition
(adj) spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
Synonyms
:
contaminating
Example Sentence
the air near the foundry was always dirty
a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout
Definition
(adj) contaminated with infecting organisms
Synonyms
:
pestiferous
Example Sentence
dirty wounds
obliged to go into infected rooms
Definition
(adj) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
Synonyms
:
dingy
,
muddied
,
muddy
Example Sentence
dirty
a dirty (or dingy) white
the muddied grey of the sea
muddy colors
dirty-green walls
dirty-blonde hair
Definition
(adj) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Synonyms
:
foul
,
marked-up
Example Sentence
foul (or dirty) copy
Definition
(adj) obtained illegally or by improper means
Synonyms
:
ill-gotten
Example Sentence
dirty money
ill-gotten gains
Definition
(adj) expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
Example Sentence
dirty looks
Definition
(adj) violating accepted standards or rules
Synonyms
:
cheating
,
foul
,
unsporting
,
unsportsmanlike
Example Sentence
a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve
fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
Definition
(adj) unethical or dishonest
Synonyms
:
sordid
Example Sentence
dirty police officers
a sordid political campaign
Definition
(adj) unpleasantly stormy
Example Sentence
there's dirty weather in the offing
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text: you sure some extra crispy dirty rice
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