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dirty
('d/[@]/rt/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    soiled, unclean
    Antonym:
    clean
    source: wordnet30
  • (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dirty words.
    A dirty old man.
    Dirty books and movies.
    Boys telling dirty jokes.
    Has a dirty mouth.
    Antonym:
    clean, unobjectionable
    source: wordnet30
  • spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination(adj.all)
    Example:
    The air near the foundry was always dirty.
    A dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout.
    Synonym:
    contaminating
    Antonym:
    clean, uncontaminating
    source: wordnet30
  • Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • vile; despicable(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dirty (or lousy) trick.
    Synonym:
    filthy, lousy
    source: wordnet30
  • contaminated with infecting organisms(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dirty wounds.
    Synonym:
    pestiferous
    source: wordnet30
  • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dirty.
    A dirty (or dingy) white.
    Dirty-green walls.
    Dirty-blonde hair.
    Synonym:
    dingy, muddied, muddy
    source: wordnet30
  • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes(adj.all)
    Example:
    Foul (or dirty) copy.
    Synonym:
    foul, marked-up
    source: wordnet30
  • obtained illegally or by improper means(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dirty money.
    Synonym:
    ill-gotten
    source: wordnet30
  • expressing or revealing hostility or dislike(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dirty looks.
    source: wordnet30
  • violating accepted standards or rules(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dirty fighter.
    Synonym:
    cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
    source: wordnet30
  • unethical or dishonest(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dirty police officers.
    Synonym:
    sordid
    source: wordnet30
  • unpleasantly stormy(adj.all)
    Example:
    There's dirty weather in the offing.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make soiled, filthy, or dirty(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil
    Antonym:
    clean, make clean
    source: wordnet30
  • To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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