Definition of DIRTY

dirty

Verb

Verb Forms: dirtied, dirtying, dirties

  • To make something unclean or soiled.
  • make soiled, filthy, or dirty
  • To make (something) dirty.
  • To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
  • To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
  • To become soiled.

Adjective

  • Unclean, soiled, or morally corrupt.
  • 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"
    • "mining is a dirty job"
    • "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
  • (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"
  • 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"

Adjective Satellite

  • vile; despicable
    • "a dirty (or lousy) trick"
  • contaminated with infecting organisms; ; - Jane Austen
    • "dirty wounds"
  • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; is often used in combination
    • "dirty"
    • "a dirty (or dingy) white"
    • "dirty-green walls"
    • "dirty-blonde hair"
  • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
    • "foul (or dirty) copy"
  • obtained illegally or by improper means
    • "dirty money"
  • expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
    • "dirty looks"
  • violating accepted standards or rules
    • "a dirty fighter"
  • unethical or dishonest
    • "dirty police officers"
  • unpleasantly stormy
    • "there's dirty weather in the offing"

Adj

  • Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
  • That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
  • Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
  • Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
  • Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
  • Out of tune.
  • Of color, discolored by impurities.
  • Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
  • Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
  • Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
  • Sleety; gusty; stormy.
  • Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
  • Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
  • Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
  • Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
  • Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
  • Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.

Adv

  • In a dirty manner.

Examples

  • a dirty bomb
  • a dirty explosion
  • At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.
  • Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
  • dirty martini
  • dirty weather
  • Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.
  • He lives in a dirty great mansion.
  • He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.
  • He tried not to DIRTY the board with too many low-scoring words.
  • His DIRTY tactics in Words With Friends, like blocking key spots, earned him a reputation.
  • I won't accept your dirty money!
  • None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.
  • Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.
  • The old flag was a dirty white.
  • to play dirty
  • You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”).
See also drite.

Antonyms

clean, bright, make clean, neat, pure, sportsmanlike, unclean

Scrabble Score: 9

dirty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dirty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dirty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

dirty: valid Words With Friends Word