Unscramble dirty

Definition of dirty

adjective:

• 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". Synonyms: soiled, unclean. Antonyms: clean.
• (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". Antonyms: clean.
• vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick", "a filthy traitor". Synonyms: filthy, lousy.
• spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty", "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout". Synonyms: contaminating. Antonyms: clean.
• contaminated with infecting organisms; ; - Jane Austen; "dirty wounds", "obliged to go into infected rooms". Synonyms: pestiferous.
• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; is often used in combination; "dirty", "a dirty (or dingy) white", "the muddied grey of the sea", "muddy colors", "dirty-green walls", "dirty-blonde hair". Synonyms: dingy, muddied, muddy.
• (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy". Synonyms: foul, marked-up.
• obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money", "ill-gotten gains". Synonyms: ill-gotten.
• expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks".
• violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter", "used foul means to gain power", "a nasty unsporting serve", "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior". Synonyms: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike.
• unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers", "a sordid political campaign". Synonyms: sordid.
• unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing".

verb:

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!". Synonyms: begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil. Antonyms: clean.

Related words

blemish, contaminate, crock, foul, mire, muck, mud, muddy, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot.

Words nearby

dirt, ditty.