dirty

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From dirt +‎ -y.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)

  1. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
    Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
    • 1905, George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, page 61:
      Many persons are more comfortable when they are dirty than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.
  2. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
    Don't put that in your mouth, dear, it's dirty.
  3. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
    At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.
  4. Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
    He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.
  5. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
    I won't accept your dirty money!
  6. Out of tune.
    You need to tune that guitar, the g string sounds dirty.
  7. Of color, discolored by impurities.
    The old flag was a dirty white.
  8. (computing) Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.
    Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.
  9. (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
    None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.
  10. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
    He lives in a dirty great mansion.

Synonyms [edit]

Antonyms [edit]

  • (covered with or containing dirt): clean
  • (violating accepted standards or rules): sportsmanlike
  • (of color: discolored by impurities): bright, pure

Derived terms [edit]

Terms derived from dirty

Translations [edit]

covered with or containing dirt
that makes one dirty
obscene or indecent
dishonourable, violating standards or rules
illegal, improper
of color: discolored by impurities
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Adverb [edit]

dirty

  1. In a dirty manner.

Synonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

in a dirty manner

Verb [edit]

dirty (third-person singular simple present dirties, present participle dirtying, simple past and past participle dirtied)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
  2. (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
  3. (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
  4. (intransitive) To become soiled.

Synonyms [edit]

Translations [edit]

to make dirty
to stain or tarnish with dishonor
to debase by distorting the real nature of
to become soiled
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