dirty

(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty. Synonyms: soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire. Examples: "Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!."

(adj) soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. Synonyms: dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean. Examples: "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) (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency. Synonyms: dirty (vs. clean). Examples: "Dirty words." "A dirty old man." "Dirty books and movies." "Boys telling dirty jokes." "Has a dirty mouth."

(adj) vile; despicable. Synonyms: filthy, lousy. Examples: "A dirty (or lousy) trick." "A filthy traitor."

(adj) spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination. Synonyms: dirty (vs. clean), contaminating. Examples: "The air near the foundry was always dirty." "A dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout."

(adj) contaminated with infecting organisms. Synonyms: pestiferous. Examples: "Dirty wounds." "Obliged to go into infected rooms"- jane austen."

(adj) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear. Synonyms: dingy, muddied, muddy. Examples: "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) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes. Synonyms: foul, marked-up. Examples: "Foul (or dirty) copy."

(adj) obtained illegally or by improper means. Synonyms: ill-gotten. Examples: "Dirty money." "Ill-gotten gains."

(adj) expressing or revealing hostility or dislike. Examples: "Dirty looks."

(adj) violating accepted standards or rules. Synonyms: cheating(prenominal), foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike. Examples: "A dirty fighter." "Used foul means to gain power." "A nasty unsporting serve." "Fined for unsportsmanlike behavior."

(adj) unethical or dishonest. Synonyms: sordid. Examples: "Dirty police officers." "A sordid political campaign."

(adj) unpleasantly stormy. Examples: "There's dirty weather in the offing."