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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dirty

/dẽrt'-ē/ · Dirt·y · IPA /ˈdɝti/
01 a. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
  1. 1.
    Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
  2. 2.
    Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.
  3. 3.
    Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
    “The creature's at his dirty work again.” Pope.
  4. 4.
    Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
    “Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.” M. Arnold.
Syn. Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.
02 v. t. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
imp. & p. p. Dirtied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dirtying
  1. 1.
    To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
  2. 2.
    To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.