Dirty Meaning

There are 13 meaning(s) for word Dirty

Meaning 1 : obtained illegally or by improper means

    Example : dirty money

    Synonyms : ill-gotten
Meaning 2 : (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

    Example : foul (or dirty) copy

    Synonyms : foul,  marked-up
Meaning 3 : violating accepted standards or rules

    Example : a dirty fighter

    Synonyms : cheating,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike
Meaning 4 : unethical or dishonest

    Example : dirty police officers

    Synonyms : shoddy,  sordid
Meaning 5 : make soiled, filthy, or dirty

    Synonyms : begrime,  bemire,  colly,  grime,  soil
Meaning 6 : spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

    Example : the air near the foundry was always dirty,a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout

    Synonyms : contaminating
Meaning 7 : vile; despicable

    Example : a dirty (or lousy) trick

    Synonyms : filthy,  lousy
Meaning 8 : contaminated with infecting organisms

    Example : dirty wounds

    Synonyms : pestiferous
Meaning 9 : soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

    Example : dirty unswept sidewalks,a child in dirty overalls,dirty slums,piles of dirty dishes,put his dirty feet on the clean sheet,mining is a dirty job,Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves

    Synonyms : soiled,  unclean
Meaning 10 : (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

    Example : a dirty (or dingy) white,dirty-green walls,dirty-blonde hair

    Synonyms : dingy,  muddied,  muddy
Meaning 11 : expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

    Example : dirty looks

Meaning 12 : (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

    Example : dirty words,a dirty old man,dirty books and movies,boys telling dirty jokes,has a dirty mouth

Meaning 13 : unpleasantly stormy

    Example : there's dirty weather in the offing

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