dirty
1. dirty \'d*rt-e-\ aj 1a: not clean or pure {~ linen} 1b: likely to
befoul or defile with dirt {~ job} 1c: tedious, disagreeable, and
unrecognized or thankless {assistants did the ~ work} 1d: contaminated
with infecting organisms {~ wounds} 2a: BASE, SORDID {war is a ~ business}
2b: UNSPORTSMANLIKE 2c: highly regrettable : GRIEVOUS {~ shame} 3:
INDECENT, SMUTTY 4: FOGGY, STORMY of color 5a: not clear and bright :
DULLISH 5b: characterized by a husky, rasping, or raw tonal quality 6:
conveying ill-natured resentment 7: having considerable fallout an
conspicuously unclean or impure. DIRTY emphasizes the fact of the presence
of dirt rather than an emotional reaction; FILTHY adds the suggestion of
offensiveness and usu. of dirt that disfigures or clutters up; FOUL implies
extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking;
NASTY applies to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one accustomed to
or expecting cleanliness, freshness, or sweetness; SQUALID implies extreme
dirtiness and extreme slovenliness or neglect. All these terms apply to
obscenity or to morally reprehensible acts; the first four often to rainy
or foggy weather SYN syn DIRTY, FILTHY, FOUL, NASTY, SQUALID me
2. dirty vt 1: to make dirty 2a: to stain with dishonor 2b: to debase by
distorting the real nature of : to become soiled