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dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
obtained illegally or by improper means
Synonyms: ill-gotten,
Examples:
Dirty money.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Synonyms: foul, marked-up,
Examples:
Foul (or dirty) copy.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
violating accepted standards or rules
Examples:
A dirty fighter.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
unethical or dishonest
Synonyms: shoddy, sordid,
Examples:
Dirty police officers.
dirty
verb(dirt-y)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Synonyms: begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil,
Antonyms: clean,
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
Synonyms: contaminating,
Antonyms: clean,
Examples:
The air near the foundry was always dirty.
A dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
vile; despicable
Synonyms: filthy, lousy,
Examples:
A dirty (or lousy) trick.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
contaminated with infecting organisms
Synonyms: pestiferous,
Examples:
Dirty wounds.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Synonyms: soiled, unclean,
Antonyms: clean,
Examples:
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.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
Synonyms: dingy, muddied, muddy,
Examples:
A dirty (or dingy) white.
Dirty-green walls.
Dirty-blonde hair.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
Examples:
Dirty looks.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
Antonyms: clean,
Examples:
Dirty words.
A dirty old man.
Dirty books and movies.
Boys telling dirty jokes.
Has a dirty mouth.
dirty
adjective(dirt-y)
unpleasantly stormy
Examples:
There's dirty weather in the offing.

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