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