Definitions for Dirty
ˈdɜr tiDir·ty

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dirty, soiled, unclean(adj)

   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"

2. dirty(adj)

   (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"

3. dirty, filthy, lousy(adj)

   vile; despicable

   "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"

4. dirty, contaminating(adj)

   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"

5. dirty, pestiferous(adj)

   contaminated with infecting organisms

   "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

6. dirty, dingy, muddied, muddy(adj)

   (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"

7. dirty, foul, marked-up(adj)

   (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

   "foul (or dirty) copy"

8. dirty, ill-gotten(adj)

   obtained illegally or by improper means

   "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"

9. dirty(adj)

   expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

   "dirty looks"

10. cheating(a), dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike(adj)

    violating accepted standards or rules

    "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"

11. dirty, sordid(adj)

    unethical or dishonest

    "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"

12. dirty(verb)

    unpleasantly stormy

    "there's dirty weather in the offing"

13. dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire(verb)

    make soiled, filthy, or dirty

    "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dirty(Verb)

   To make (something) dirty.

2. dirty(Verb)

   To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

3. dirty(Verb)

   To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

4. dirty(Verb)

   To become soiled.

5. dirty(Adverb)

   In a dirty manner.

6. dirty(Adjective)

   Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

   Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.

7. dirty(Adjective)

   That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

   Don't put that in your mouth, dear, it's dirty.

8. dirty(Adjective)

   Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

   At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.

9. dirty(Adjective)

   Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

   He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.

10. dirty(Adjective)

    Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

    I won't accept your dirty money!

11. dirty(Adjective)

    Out of tune.

    You need to tune that guitar, the g string sounds dirty.

12. dirty(Adjective)

    Of color, discolored by impurities.

    The old flag was a dirty white.

13. dirty(Adjective)

    Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.

    Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.

14. dirty(Adjective)

    Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

    None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.

15. dirty(Adjective)

    Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

    He lives in a dirty great mansion.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dirty

   defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white

2. Dirty

   sullied; clouded; -- applied to color

3. Dirty

   sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow

4. Dirty

   sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather

5. Dirty(verb)

   to foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands

6. Dirty(verb)

   to tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dirty

   Dirty is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released on July 21, 1992, through record label DGC.

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1. dirty

   Song lyrics by dirty -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by dirty on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Dirty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3958

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Dirty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1799

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Dirty' in Adjectives Frequency: #478

How to pronounce Dirty?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Dirty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dirty in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dirty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Dirty in a Sentence

1. Proverb:

   A dirty floor means a busy stove.

2. Woody Allen:

   Is sex dirty? Only if you do it right.

3. Hammurabi:

   Fuck Myself, and I am dirty dick sucker

4. Lenny Bruce:

   There are no dirty words, only dirty minds.

5. Martha MacCallum:

   I can’t tell you how ashamed I felt, dirty.

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