Meaning of 'dirty'

adjective

unpleasantly stormy

Example: "there's dirty weather in the offing"

adjective

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

Example: "dirty unswept sidewalks"

Synonyms: soiled unclean

adjective

(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

Example: "dirty words"

adjective

spreading pollution or contamination

Synonyms: contaminating

adjective

unethical or dishonest

Example: "dirty police officers"

Synonyms: sordid

adjective

violating accepted standards or rules

Example: "a dirty fighter"

Synonyms: foul

adjective

expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

Example: "dirty looks"

adjective

obtained illegally or by improper means

Example: "dirty money"

Synonyms: ill-gotten

adjective

a manuscript defaced with changes

Example: "The first draft came back dirty. "

Synonyms: foul

adjective

vile

Synonyms: filthy lousy

adjective

of color, discolored by impurities

Example: "The dirty walls needed to be repainted."

Synonyms: dingy muddy muddied

adjective

contaminated with infecting organisms

Example: "dirty wounds"

Synonyms: pestiferous

verb

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Synonyms: soil grime begrime colly bemire