English dictionary
dirty
/'d/[@]/rt/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
ExamplesDirty 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.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
ExamplesDirty words.
A dirty old man.
Dirty books and movies.
Boys telling dirty jokes.
Has a dirty mouth.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
ExamplesThe air near the foundry was always dirty.
A dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout.
Synonyms contaminatingSource: WordNet 3.0
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Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, <i>dirty</i> hands; <i>dirty</i> water; a <i>dirty</i> white.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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vile; despicable
ExamplesA dirty (or lousy) trick.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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contaminated with infecting organisms
ExamplesDirty wounds.
Synonyms pestiferousSource: WordNet 3.0
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(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
ExamplesDirty.
A dirty (or dingy) white.
Dirty-green walls.
Dirty-blonde hair.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
ExamplesFoul (or dirty) copy.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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obtained illegally or by improper means
ExamplesDirty money.
Synonyms ill-gottenSource: WordNet 3.0
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expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
ExamplesDirty looks.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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violating accepted standards or rules
ExamplesA dirty fighter.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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unethical or dishonest
ExamplesDirty police officers.
Synonyms sordidSource: WordNet 3.0
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unpleasantly stormy
ExamplesThere's dirty weather in the offing.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to <i>dirty</i> the clothes or hands.
Source: webster1913