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Dirty

ˈdəːti

Dirty definitions
adjective
dirtier dirtiest dirty
  1. covered or marked with an unclean substance

    "a tray of dirty cups and saucers"

    • causing a person or place to become unclean

      "farming is a hard, dirty job"

    • (of a colour) not bright or pure; dull

      "the sea was a waste of dirty grey"

    • (of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant

      "the crews were anticipating long days and some dirty weather while working in the area"

    • (of a nuclear weapon) producing considerable radioactive fallout
  2. (of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable

    "he had a reputation for dirty dealing"

    • using illegal drugs
    • used to emphasize one's disgust for someone or something

      "you dirty rat!"

  3. concerned with sex in a crude or obscene way

    "he told a stream of dirty jokes"

  4. (with reference to popular music) having a distorted or rasping tone

    "Nirvana's dirty guitar sound"

adverb
dirty
  1. used for emphasis

    "a dirty great slab of stone"

verb
dirties dirtying dirtied dirty
  1. make dirty

    "she didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels"