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Dirty

//ˈdɝti// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

Adjective

1
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
"Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."
2
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
"Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."
3
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
"At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."
4
Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
"He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."
5
Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
"I won't accept your dirty money!"

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6
Out of tune.
"You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."
7
Of color, discolored by impurities.
"The old flag was a dirty white."
8
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."
9
Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream. slang
"None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."
10
Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great". informal
"He lives in a dirty great mansion."
11
Sleety; gusty; stormy.
"dirty weather"
12
Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives. slang
"dirty martini"
13
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."
14
Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
"Lardo in Portland, Oregon, serves "dirty fries" topped with fried rosemary, peppers, lardons, and Parmesan."
15
Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
"a dirty explosion"
16
Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
17
Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
18
Producing much ash.

Adjective

1
unpleasantly stormy wordnet
2
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime wordnet
3
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency wordnet
4
spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination wordnet
5
unethical or dishonest wordnet

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violating accepted standards or rules wordnet
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expressing or revealing hostility or dislike wordnet
8
obtained illegally or by improper means wordnet
9
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes wordnet
10
vile; despicable wordnet
11
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination wordnet
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contaminated with infecting organisms wordnet

Adverb

Noun

1
Anything that is dirty.
"I had to get started on the trays. […] I started emptying it from the bottom, putting the dirties in the water. Then I could put the clean ones in the empty spaces to dry while I pulled more dirties from the next shelf up."

Verb

1
To make (something) dirty. transitive
2
make soiled, filthy, or dirty wordnet
3
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor. transitive
4
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something). transitive
5
To become soiled. intransitive
"The markers for the slow line signals have been arranged at cab level, but for the inner fast lines they have had to be kept low in the "six-foot", with the result that they tend to be badly dirtied by passing traffic."

Etymology 1

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.

Etymology 3

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.

Etymology 4

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.

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