Dirty

Quick meaning: Dirty is an adjective meaning Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

Meaning

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

More Meanings

1. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
2. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
3. Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
4. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
5. Out of tune.
6. Of color, discolored by impurities.
7. (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

Example Sentences

Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.

Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.

He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.

At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.

Word Forms

• dirtier
• dirtiest
• dirties
• dirtying
• dirtied

Synonyms for dirty

Depending on context, synonyms include assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, bedizen, befile.

Antonyms for dirty

Common opposites include clean, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span, spotless, stainless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include foul, squalid, scummy, contaminated, grubby, nasty.

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