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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
(adj) contaminating
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
(adj) sordid
unethical or dishonest
dirty police officers; a sordid political campaign
(adj) unsporting, unsportsmanlike, foul, cheating
violating accepted standards or rules
a dirty fighter; used foul means to gain power; a nasty unsporting serve; fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
(adj) ill-gotten
obtained illegally or by improper means
dirty money; ill-gotten gains
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy
vile; despicable
a dirty (or lousy) trick; a filthy traitor
(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
(adj) pestiferous
contaminated with infecting organisms
dirty wounds; obliged to go into infected rooms- Jane Austen
(verb) soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
don't soil your clothes when you play outside!