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dirty

The child's hands are dirty after playing in the garden.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Soiled or unclean: Covered with or containing dirt, grime, or filth.
    • Unethical or dishonest: Involving deceit, corruption, or unfairness.
    • Obscene or indecent: Characterized by vulgar, offensive, or sexually explicit content.
    • Unpleasant or disagreeable: Unpleasantly stormy, harsh, or mean-spirited.
    • Contaminated: Polluted or infected with harmful substances or organisms.
    • Dishonorable or despicable: Worthy of contempt; vile or mean.
    • Not bright or clear: Of a color, being dull, impure, or muddied.

  2. Verb:

    • To make unclean: To soil, stain, or pollute something.
Usage and Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She washed her dirty hands. (Describing physical uncleanliness)
    • It was a dirty business deal. (Describing unethical behavior)
    • He told a dirty joke. (Describing obscene content)
    • We're in for some dirty weather. (Describing unpleasant conditions)
    • The wound was dirty and needed cleaning. (Describing contamination)
    • That was a dirty trick to play. (Describing a despicable action)
    • The walls were painted a dirty white. (Describing a dull, impure color)

  • Verb:

    • Please try not to dirty your new shoes. (To make something soiled)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "Dirty look": A facial expression showing anger, disapproval, or hostility.
    • She gave him a dirty look after his rude comment.
  • "Dirty work":
    • Unpleasant or dishonest tasks.
      • He got his assistant to do all the dirty work.
    • Physically demanding and grimy labor.
      • Cleaning the engine is dirty work.
  • "Dirty money": Money obtained illegally or unethically.
    • The authorities seized the gang's dirty money.
  • "Play dirty": To act in an unfair, deceitful, or unethical way to gain an advantage.
    • The competition got fierce, and some companies started to play dirty.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dirtied (verb, past tense/participle): Made dirty.
    • He dirtied his shirt while gardening.
  • Dirtiness (noun): The state or quality of being dirty.
    • The dirtiness of the room was shocking.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (soiled): Filthy, grimy, unclean, stained.
  • Adjective (dishonest): Unethical, corrupt, underhanded, deceitful.
  • Adjective (obscene): Vulgar, indecent, lewd, smutty.
  • Verb: Soil, stain, sully, pollute.
Phrasal Verbs and Common Combinations
  • Dirty up: To make something dirty.
    • The kids managed to dirty up the whole living room.
  • Dirty one's hands: To become involved in something dishonest or unpleasant.
    • He refused to dirty his hands with their corrupt scheme.
Idioms
  • Air one's dirty laundry (in public): To discuss private or embarrassing matters in public.
    • Their family should stop airing their dirty laundry on social media.
  • Do the dirty on someone: (Informal) To treat someone very badly, especially by betraying them.
    • I thought he was my friend, but he really did the dirty on me.
  • Get one's hands dirty:
    • To do hard, physical, or messy work.
      • The manager isn't afraid to get his hands dirty on the factory floor.
    • To become involved in immoral or criminal activities.
      • Politicians who get their hands dirty with bribes.
dirty

The child's hands are dirty after playing in the garden.

Adjective
  1. unpleasantly stormy
    • there's dirty weather in the offing
  2. unethical or dishonest
    • dirty police officers
    • a sordid political campaign
  3. violating accepted standards or rules
    • a dirty fighter
    • used foul means to gain power
    • a nasty unsporting serve
    • fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
  4. expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
    • dirty looks
  5. obtained illegally or by improper means
    • dirty money
    • ill-gotten gains
  6. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
    • foul (or dirty) copy
  7. (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
  8. contaminated with infecting organisms
    • dirty wounds
    • obliged to go into infected rooms- Jane Austen
  9. 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
  10. vile; despicable
    • a dirty (or lousy) trick
    • a filthy traitor
  11. (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
  12. 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
Verb
  1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty
    • don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

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