Thesaurus: dirty

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1. superl. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
2. superl. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.
3. superl. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
4. superl. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
5. v. t. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
6. v. t. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
7. adj. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
8. adj. (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
9. adj. vile; despicable
10. adj. spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
11. adj. contaminated with infecting organisms
12. adj. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination