dirty
pronunciation
How to pronounce dirty in British English:
UK [ˈdɜːti]
How to pronounce dirty in American English:
US [ˈdɜːrti]
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- Verb:
- make soiled, filthy, or dirty
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- Adjective:
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- vile; despicable
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- violating accepted standards or rules
- unethical or dishonest
- unpleasantly stormy
Word Origin
- dirty (adj.)
- c. 1500, from dirt + -y (2). Earlier dritty (late 14c.). Meaning "smutty, morally unclean" is from 1590s. Of colors, from 1690s. Dirty linen "personal or familial secrets" is first recorded 1860s. Dirty work in the figurative sense is from 1764; dirty trick is from 1670s. The dirty look someone gives you is from 1928; dirty old man "superannuated lecher" is from 1932. Related: dirtiness.
- dirty (v.)
- 1590s, from dirty (adj.). Related: Dirtied; dirtying.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Perhaps voters will punish dirty politicians .
- 2. A dirty little monkey 's paw isn 't magic !
- 3. It 's dirty and has an uncouth culture .
- 4. In cardiff , the theme was nympho nurses and dirty doctors .
- 5. Even when things are getting dirty , the shower keeps everything clean .