dirty meaning and definition

DIRTY verb

Definition of dirty (verb)

1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty
   • "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
   • synonyms: begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil
   • antonym: clean

DIRTY adjective

Definition of dirty (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: soiled, unclean
   • antonym: clean
2. (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"
   • antonym: clean
3. vile; despicable
   • "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"
   • synonyms: filthy, lousy
4. 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"
   • synonyms: contaminating
   • antonym: clean
5. contaminated with infecting organisms
   • "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
   • synonyms: pestiferous
6. (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"
   • synonyms: dingy, muddied, muddy
7. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
   • "foul (or dirty) copy"
   • synonyms: foul, marked-up
8. obtained illegally or by improper means
   • "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"
   • synonyms: ill-gotten
9. expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
   • "dirty looks"
10. violating accepted standards or rules
    • "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
    • synonyms: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
11. unethical or dishonest
    • "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"
    • synonyms: sordid
12. unpleasantly stormy
    • "there's dirty weather in the offing"