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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- dirty :make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
- dirty :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
- dirty :(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
- dirty :vile; despicable
- a dirty (or lousy) trick|a filthy traitor
- dirty :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
- dirty :contaminated with infecting organisms
- dirty wounds|obliged to go into infected rooms
- dirty :(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
- dirty|a dirty (or dingy) white|the muddied grey of the sea|muddy colors|dirty-green walls|dirty-blonde hair
- dirty :(of a manuscript) defaced with changes