dirty

UK /ˈdɜːti/US /ˈdɝti/

adjective 19
verb 4
adverb 1
noun 1
forms 9
phrases 13

adjective19

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not clean, with dust or other things on it or in it that should not be there
- Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
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That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.
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Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.
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Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.
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Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- I won't accept your dirty money!
Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
Producing much ash.
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Of color, discolored by impurities.
- The old flag was a dirty white.
Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
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Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea. — 1867
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(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- He lives in a dirty great mansion.
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Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- You can call it quick-and-dirty if you like, but there are billions of dollars out there riding on the supposition that fast food is not necessarily dirty food. — 2003
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Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Lardo in Portland, Oregon, serves "dirty fries" topped with fried rosemary, peppers, lardons, and Parmesan. — 2016
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(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.
Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
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Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.
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Out of tune.
- You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.
Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
Containing something out of focus in the foreground, so as to frame the main subject.

verb4

To make (something) dirty.
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(euphemistic) To become soiled; to soil or defecate on.
- When the blackberries begin to decay, and the seeds to appear, the children are told not to eat them any longer, as the Pooka has dirtied on them. — 1850
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

adverb1

In a dirty manner.

noun1

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Anything that is dirty.
- Dirty eggs are grouped roughly in three classes: (A) Plain dirties, those to which soil or dung adheres; […] — 2022

forms

dirtied · dirtying · dirties · dirtieth · dirtiest · dirtier · more dirty · dirtiest · most dirty

Phrases with dirty