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Type Words
Synonyms ill-gotten


dirty money.
Type Words
Synonyms foul, marked-up


foul (or dirty) copy.
Type Words
Synonyms cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike


a dirty fighter.
Type Words
Synonyms shoddy, sordid


dirty police officers.
Type Words
Synonyms begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil
Type of alter, modify, change
Has types splash, spot, blemish, contaminate, crock, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear
Derivation dirtying
Type Words
Synonyms contaminating
Derivation dirt, dirtiness


the air near the foundry was always dirty.
a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout.
Type Words
Synonyms filthy, lousy


a dirty (or lousy) trick.
Type Words
Synonyms pestiferous
Derivation dirtiness


dirty wounds.
Type Words
Synonyms soiled, unclean
Derivation dirtiness, dirt


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.
Type Words
Synonyms dingy, muddied, muddy


a dirty (or dingy) white.
dirty-green walls.
dirty-blonde hair.
Type Words


dirty looks.
Type Words
Derivation dirtiness


dirty words.
a dirty old man.
dirty books and movies.
boys telling dirty jokes.
has a dirty mouth.
Type Words


there's dirty weather in the offing.

Examples of dirty

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Sanitizers don't work as well as soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.
From the latimes.com
Most of them do jobs that Koreans reject as too difficult, dirty, and dangerous.
From the businessweek.com
He's an aggressive guy, and he's an inexperienced guy, but he's not a dirty guy.
From the kentucky.com
What legal right did baseball have to expose the dirty deeds of its own players?
From the time.com
Depending on their work station, the job can be hot, loud, dirty and regimented.
From the stltoday.com
For those who don't farm, it's a way to explore getting their fingernails dirty.
From the nytimes.com
Maybe you thought the food was unappetizing or the establishment appeared dirty.
From the ocregister.com
When was the last time she ate, or had something to drink, was she wet or dirty?
From the orlandosentinel.com
A nuclear weapon-good or dirty-is a highly complicated and sophisticated device.
From the newsweek.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
  • Vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"
  • 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"
  • Contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
  • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
  • Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin or possessions when they are said to become dirty. "Grimy" or "filthy" are also commonly used descriptive words. Common types of dirt include soil, soot and dust. ...
  • Dirty is the seventh album by the American alternative rock group Sonic Youth, originally released on July 21, 1992 by DGC Records. It was deemed best album of 1992 by Entertainment Weekly.
  • Dirty is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Chris Fisher. The film stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Clifton Collins, Jr. The film was released in the United States on November 9, 2005.