Dirty - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdɜːrtɪ|  American pronunciation of the word dirty
Brit.  |ˈdɜːtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word dirty

verb

- make soiled, filthy, or dirty (syn: begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil)

adjective

- vile; despicable (syn: filthy, lousy)
a dirty (or lousy) trick
- contaminated with infecting organisms (syn: pestiferous)
dirty wounds
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear (syn: dingy, muddy)
dirty
a dirty (or dingy) white
dirty-green walls
dirty-blonde hair
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes (syn: foul)
foul (or dirty) copy
- obtained illegally or by improper means (syn: ill-gotten)
dirty money
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
dirty looks
- violating accepted standards or rules (syn: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike)
a dirty fighter
- unethical or dishonest (syn: shoddy, sordid)
dirty police officers
- unpleasantly stormy
there's dirty weather in the offing

Extra examples

All my socks are dirty.

Try not to get your clothes dirty.

I can't breathe this dirty city air.

The baby has a dirty diaper.

I hate listening to his dirty jokes.

Watch out for her. She plays dirty.

He usually wins because he fights dirty.

Take off your shoes to keep from dirtying the floor.

Her fingers were dirtied with ink.

He had to do the dirty jobs.

It's a dirty shame.

He gave me a dirty look.

How did you get so dirty?

She circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes.

She looked at me as if I had said a dirty word.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dirty
he/she/it: dirties
present participle: dirtying
past tense: dirtied
past participle: dirtied
adjective
comparative: dirtier
superlative: dirtiest
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