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dirty

/ˈdɝti/verb, adjective2 syllables

Dirty means: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime.

Synonyms for dirty84

verb, as in make soiled, filthy, or dirty

soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

adjective, as in soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

soiled, unclean, Augean, bedraggled, draggled, befouled, fouled, begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy, black
and 12 more, smutty, buggy, cobwebby, dirty-faced, feculent, filthy, foul, nasty, flyblown, squalid, sordid, greasy

adjective, as in (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

bawdy, off-color, ribald, blasphemous, blue, profane, dirty-minded, cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty, foul-mouthed, foul-spoken
and 7 more, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious, scabrous, scatological, indecent

adjective, as in violating accepted standards or rules

cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, unfair, unjust

adjective, as in vile; despicable

adjective, as in (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination

dingy, muddied, muddy, impure

adjective, as in contaminated with infecting organisms

pestiferous, septic, infected

adjective, as in (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

foul, marked-up, illegible

adjective, as in unethical or dishonest

sordid, shoddy, corrupt

adjective, as in obtained illegally or by improper means

ill-gotten, illegal

adjective, as in spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

contaminating

adjective, as in expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

adjective, as in unpleasantly stormy

also used for dirty

unwashed, besmirched, clarty, dirtsome, base, dishonest, dishonorable, despicable, mean, unethical, vile, dullish, deceptively, dirtily, indecently

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of dirty

What does dirty mean?13

adjective

1

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime“dirty unswept sidewalks”

2

(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency“dirty words”

3

violating accepted standards or rules“a dirty fighter”

4

vile; despicable“a dirty (or lousy) trick”

5

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination“a dirty (or dingy) white”

6

contaminated with infecting organisms“dirty wounds”

7

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes“foul (or dirty) copy”

8

unethical or dishonest“dirty police officers”

9

obtained illegally or by improper means“dirty money”

10

spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination“the air near the foundry was always dirty”

11

expressing or revealing hostility or dislike“dirty looks”

12

unpleasantly stormy“there's dirty weather in the offing”

verb

1

make soiled, filthy, or dirty“don't soil your clothes when you play outside!”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Dirty in a sentence

  • Look, my house is not as dirty as yours.Zifre
  • Look, my pants are not as dirty as yours.Zifre
  • It's dirty work, but someone has to do it.Spamster
  • Don't you touch me, you'll make me dirty!Clavain
  • Tell me some jokes, but don't tell me dirty ones.Amastan
  • If the plug becomes dirty, wipe it off with a dry cloth before connecting.CM
  • You want me to do your dirty work for you, don't you?CK
  • If the plug gets dirty, wipe it off with a dry cloth before insertion.halfb1t

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dirty

as a verb

past tense
dirtied
present participle
dirtying
third-person singular
dirties
past participle
dirtied

as a adjective

comparative
dirtier
superlative
dirtiest