dirty
Use Dirty in a sentence
ti adjective
1.
soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
2.
spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke.
3.
vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: to play a dirty trick on someone.
4.
obscene; pornographic; lewd: a dirty joke.
5.
undesirable or unpleasant; thankless: He left the dirty work for me.
6.
very unfortunate or regrettable: That's a dirty shame!
7.
not fair or sportsmanlike; unscrupulous: a dirty fighter.
8.
hostile, insulting, contemptuous, or resentful: She gave me a dirty look. He made a dirty crack about the cooking.
9.
(of a nuclear weapon) producing a relatively large amount of radioactive fallout.
10.
(of the weather) stormy; squally: It looks dirty to windward.
11.
Informal. obtained through illegal or disreputable means: dirty money.
12.
appearing as if soiled; dark-colored; dingy; murky.
13.
Slang. using or in possession of narcotics.
14.
Foreign Exchange. (of currency floats) manipulated, as by a central bank influencing or changing exchange rates ( opposed to clean ).
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
15.
to make or become dirty.
00:10
Dirty
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
adverb
Idioms 16.
Informal. in a mean, unscrupulous, or underhand way: to play dirty.
17.
Informal. in a lewd manner: to talk dirty.
18.
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
Related forms
dirt·i·ly, adverb
dirt·i·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. grimy, defiled. Dirty, filthy, foul, squalid refer to that which is not clean. Dirty is applied to that which is filled or covered with dirt so that it is unclean or defiled: dirty clothes. Filthy is an emphatic word suggesting something that is excessively soiled or dirty: filthy streets. Both dirty and filthy can refer to obscenity: a dirty mind, a filthy novel. Foul implies an uncleanness that is grossly offensive to the senses: a foul odor. Squalid applied usually to dwellings or surroundings, implies dirtiness that results from the slovenly indifference often associated with poverty: a squalid tenement. 3. base, vulgar, low, shabby, groveling. 4. nasty, lascivious, lecherous. 10. rainy, foul, sloppy, disagreeable, nasty. 12. dull, dark, sullied, clouded. 15. soil, befoul, sully.
1. grimy, defiled. Dirty, filthy, foul, squalid refer to that which is not clean. Dirty is applied to that which is filled or covered with dirt so that it is unclean or defiled: dirty clothes. Filthy is an emphatic word suggesting something that is excessively soiled or dirty: filthy streets. Both dirty and filthy can refer to obscenity: a dirty mind, a filthy novel. Foul implies an uncleanness that is grossly offensive to the senses: a foul odor. Squalid applied usually to dwellings or surroundings, implies dirtiness that results from the slovenly indifference often associated with poverty: a squalid tenement. 3. base, vulgar, low, shabby, groveling. 4. nasty, lascivious, lecherous. 10. rainy, foul, sloppy, disagreeable, nasty. 12. dull, dark, sullied, clouded. 15. soil, befoul, sully.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To dirty
Collins
World English Dictionary
dirty (ˈdɜːtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , dirtier, dirtiest | |
| 1. | covered or marked with dirt; filthy |
| 2. | a. obscene; salacious: dirty books |
| b. sexually clandestine: a dirty weekend | |
| 3. | causing one to become grimy: a dirty job |
| 4. | (of a colour) not clear and bright; impure |
| 5. | unfair; dishonest; unscrupulous; unsporting |
| 6. | mean; nasty: a dirty cheat |
| 7. | scandalous; unkind: a dirty rumour |
| 8. | revealing dislike or anger: a dirty look |
| 9. | (of weather) rainy or squally; stormy |
| 10. | (of an aircraft) having projections into the airstream, such as lowered flaps |
| 11. | Compare clean (of an explosive device) modified to cause radioactive contamination |
| 12. | slang (Austral) be dirty on to be offended by or be hostile towards |
| 13. | dirty dog a despicable person |
| 14. | informal dirty linen intimate secrets, esp those that might give rise to gossip |
| 15. | slang chiefly (US), (Canadian), (Austral) dirty pool dishonest behaviour |
| 16. | dirty word |
| a. an obscene word | |
| b. something that is regarded with disapproval: federalism is a dirty word | |
| 17. | dirty work unpleasant or illicit activity |
| 18. | informal (Brit) do the dirty on to behave meanly or unkindly towards |
| —vb , dirtier, dirtiest, dirties, dirtying, dirtied | |
| 19. | to make or become dirty; stain; soil |
| 'dirtily | |
| —adv | |
| 'dirtiness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
dirty definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
dirty
In addition to the idioms beginning with dirty, also see down and dirty; wash one's dirty linen in public.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Example sentences from the web
It was also said that the staff were lax and lazy and the palace was dirty.
Outside the major cities, facilities are often dirty and poorly equipped.
Slang
Idioms & Phrases
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
