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dirty adjective [ ˈdəːti ]

• covered or marked with an unclean substance.
• "a tray of dirty cups and saucers"
Similar: soiled, grimy, grubby, filthy, mucky, stained, unwashed, greasy, smeared, smeary, spotted, smudged, cloudy, muddy, dusty, sooty, unclean, sullied, impure, tarnished, polluted, contaminated, defiled, foul, unhygienic, insanitary, unsanitary, cruddy, yucky, icky, manky, gungy, grotty, bogging, befouled, besmirched, begrimed, feculent,
Opposite: clean,
• (of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable.
• "he had a reputation for dirty dealing"
Similar: unfair, dishonest, deceitful, unscrupulous, dishonourable, unsporting, ungentlemanly, below the belt, unethical, unprincipled, immoral, crooked, illegal, fraudulent, rotten, corrupt, double-dealing, Janus-faced, treacherous, underhand, sly, crafty, cunning, wily, devious, Machiavellian, sneaky, guileful, conniving, designing, calculating, nasty, unpleasant, mean, base, low, vile, contemptible, despicable, cowardly, shameful, ignominious, sordid, beggarly, squalid, low-down, out of order, not cricket,
Opposite: honest, decent,
• concerned with sex in a lewd or obscene way.
• "he told a stream of dirty jokes"
Similar: indecent, obscene, rude, vulgar, smutty, coarse, crude, filthy, bawdy, suggestive, ribald, racy, salacious, risqué, prurient, offensive, lewd, lascivious, licentious, pornographic, explicit, X-rated, off color, naughty, blue, adult,
Opposite: clean,
• (of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant.
Similar: unpleasant, nasty, foul, inclement, rough, bad, stormy, squally, gusty, windy, blowy, rainy, misty, gloomy, murky, overcast, louring,
Opposite: fair,
• (of a colour) not bright or pure; dull.
• "the sea was a waste of dirty grey"
Similar: dull, cloudy, muddy, dingy, dark, not clear, not pure, not bright,
Opposite: bright,

dirty adverb

• used for emphasis.
• "a dirty great slab of stone"

dirty verb

• make dirty.
• "she didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels"
Similar: soil, stain, muddy, blacken, mess up, spoil, tarnish, taint, make dirty, mark, spatter, bespatter, smudge, smear, daub, spot, splash, splatter, sully, pollute, foul, defile, befoul, besmirch, begrime,
Opposite: clean,

the dirty end of the stick

• the difficult or unpleasant part of a task or situation.

do the dirty on

• cheat or betray (someone).

get one's hands dirty

• do manual, menial, or other hard work.

play dirty

• act in a dishonest or unfair way.

talk dirty

• talk about sex in a coarse or salacious way.



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