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Meaning of dirty
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dirty
adj 1: 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" [syn: {dirty}, {soiled},
{unclean}] [ant: {clean}]
2: (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" [ant: {clean}, {unobjectionable}]
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy
traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {filthy}, {lousy}]
4: 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" [syn: {dirty}, {contaminating}] [ant:
{clean}, {uncontaminating}]
5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds";
"obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn:
{dirty}, {pestiferous}]
6: (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" [syn: {dirty},
{dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty)
copy" [syn: {dirty}, {foul}, {marked-up}]
8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-
gotten gains" [syn: {dirty}, {ill-gotten}]
9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter";
"used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve";
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)},
{dirty}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}]
11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid
political campaign" [syn: {dirty}, {sordid}]
12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime},
{grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}, {make clean}]
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