dirty

Meaning

Adj

1. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
2. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
3. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
4. Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
5. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
6. Out of tune.
7. Of color, discolored by impurities.
8. Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
9. (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
10. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
11. Sleety; gusty; stormy.
12. (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
13. Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
14. Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
15. Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
16. Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
17. Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
18. Producing much ash.

Adv

In a dirty manner.

Verb

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.

Opposite of

clean, unclean, sportsmanlike, bright, pure, neat

Synonyms

filthy

unclean

soiled

foul

soil

muddy

impure

nasty

stain

grimy

grubby

stained

bad

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defile

messy

polluted

smutty

untidy

sordid

squalid

vile

obscene

mean

turbid

get dirty

ugly

indecent

black

make dirty

miry

mucky

slovenly

smirch

sully

dishonest

greasy

lewd

disgusting

pollute

contaminate

dingy

vulgar

begrime

unhygienic

base

become dirty

dusty

dirt

smudgy

not clean

Translations

sale

sucio

schmutzig

sporco

sujo

dreckig

vuil

sudicio

suja

salir

smerig

brut

vies

ακάθαρτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɜːti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dirti

Cognate with Middle Low German: drēterich

In summary

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

Sentences

Kitano plays detective Azuma, a " Dirty Harry " -type who uses violent methods when confronting criminals .