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- pronunciation:
- duhr
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dirtier, dirtiest |
| definition 1: |
unclean; soiled.
Someone needs to change the baby's dirty diaper.You can't eat from those dishes; they're still dirty.A white shirt looks dirty quickly.
- synonyms:
- dingy, grimy, soiled, unclean, unsanitary
- antonyms:
- clean, immaculate, pristine, spotless, unsoiled
- similar words:
- bedraggled, black, filthy, foul, grubby, grungy, messy, muddy, nasty, smudgy, smutchy, smutty, stained
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| definition 2: |
making soiled; spreading dirt.
Spitting in public places is a dirty habit.- similar words:
- foul, unclean
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| definition 3: |
lewd; indecent; obscene.
dirty magazines- synonyms:
- indecent, lewd, obscene, smutty
- antonyms:
- decent, wholesome
- similar words:
- bawdy, blue, foul, nasty, off-color, profane, raunchy, salacious, vulgar
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| definition 4: |
characterized by corruption or a lack of scruples.
dirty campaign tactics- synonyms:
- corrupt, unscrupulous
- antonyms:
- clean, decent, honest
- similar words:
- crooked, dishonest, dishonorable, foul, grubby, reprehensible, unconscionable, unfair
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| definition 5: |
unpleasant; distasteful.
He does the easy jobs and makes us do the dirty work.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant
- antonyms:
- pleasant
- similar words:
- nasty
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| definition 6: |
regrettable.
His resignation was a dirty shame.- similar words:
- crying, regrettable, unfortunate, unhappy
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| definition 7: |
demeaning; contemptuous.
She gave me the dirtiest look.- synonyms:
- contemptuous, scornful
- similar words:
- evil, grubby, mean, nasty
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| related words: |
coarse, hack, impure, indecent, menial, obscene, racy, slovenly, sordid, underhand |
(adj.)dirty
+ adverb
public
(adj.)dirty
+ noun
air,
ape,
apron,
ashtray,
bastard,
beard,
blanket,
bomb,
bomber,
boot,
brass,
campaigning,
carpet,
cloth,
clothes,
clothing,
coal,
cop,
dancing,
dealing,
deed,
diaper,
dish,
filter,
fingernail,
floor,
foot,
fuel,
garbage,
hair,
hamper,
jeans,
joke,
laundry,
linen,
look,
mattress,
mud,
nail,
needle,
overall,
plaid,
plate,
politics,
pool,
rag,
rat,
scoundrel,
secret,
shame,
sheet,
shirt,
sink,
snow,
snowball,
sock,
straw,
streak,
sweatshirt,
tactic,
tile,
towel,
trick,
underwear,
uniform,
water,
whore,
window,
windshield,
wool,
word,
work
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dirties, dirtying, dirtied |
| definition 1: |
to make dirty; soil.
Don't dirty your hands with that work.- synonyms:
- soil, sully
- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- besmear, besmirch, foul, mess, muck, muddy, smear, smirch, stain
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| definition 2: |
to blemish; dishonor.
The remarks dirtied his reputation.- synonyms:
- soil, sully
- similar words:
- besmear, besmirch, blemish, defile, disgrace, dishonor, foul, smirch, stain, tarnish
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| related words: |
contaminate, daub, defile, degrade, denigrate, mire, pollute |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become dirty or stained.
White clothes dirty easily.- synonyms:
- soil
- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- mess, smudge, stain
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| derivations: |
dirtily (adv.), dirtiness (n.) |
The word dirty
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, bouncy, chancy, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, dressy, fatty, flowery, foggy, funny, gooey, guilty, healthy, itchy, jumpy, kinky, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, spacy, springy, summery, sunny, wintry, wobbly, wiggly
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