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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr & vb n. {Dirtying}.] 1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as to dirty the clothes or hands. 2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dirty \Dirt"y\, a. [Compar. {Dirtier}; superl. {Dirtiest}.] 1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. --Spenser. 2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke. 3. Sordid; base; groveling; as a dirty fellow. The creature's at his dirty work again --Pope. 4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as dirty weather. Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea. --M. Arnold. Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See {Nasty}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dirty adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}] 2: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" [ant: {clean}] 3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}] 4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}] 5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {infected}] 6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}] 7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}] 8: obtained illegally or by improper means "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}] 9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" 10: violating accepted standards or rules "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] 11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {sordid}] 12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}]
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