dirty

Letters that make dirty

d, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'dirty'

Words within dirty

IR, dirt, Ir are words within 'dirty'


13 possible definitions for 'dirty'

Dirty as "(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unobjectionable, clean have the opposite meaning of 'dirty'

Derivatives of dirty

smuttiness, dirtiness are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Similar to dirty

blue, raunchy, scatological, obscene, scabrous, smutty, filthy, foul, nasty, bawdy, off-color, ribald, blasphemous, profane, dirty-minded, cruddy, foul-mouthed, foul-spoken, lewd, salacious are similar to 'dirty'.

Example of dirty used within this context

"dirty words", "a dirty old man", "dirty books and movies", "boys telling dirty jokes", "has a dirty mouth"


Dirty as "spreading pollution or contamination, especially radioactive contamination"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contaminating has the same meaning as dirty

Antonyms

clean, uncontaminating have the opposite meaning of 'dirty'

Derivatives of dirty

dirtiness, stain, filth, soil, dirt, grime, grease, grunge are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Example of dirty used within this context

"the air near the foundry was always dirty", "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout"


Dirty as "unethical or dishonest"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sordid has the same meaning as dirty

Derivatives of dirty

baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, despicableness are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Similar to dirty

corrupt is similar to dirty.

Example of dirty used within this context

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


Dirty as "violating accepted standards or rules"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

foul, cheating(a), unsporting, unsportsmanlike have the same meaning as 'dirty'

Derivatives of dirty

foulness is a derivative of dirty.

Similar to dirty

unfair, unjust are similar to 'dirty'.

Example of dirty used within this context

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


Dirty as "expressing or revealing hostility or dislike"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to dirty

hostile is similar to dirty.

Example of dirty used within this context

"dirty looks"


Dirty as "(of a manuscript) defaced with changes"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

foul, marked-up have the same meaning as 'dirty'

Similar to dirty

illegible is similar to dirty.

Example of dirty used within this context

"foul (or dirty) copy"


Dirty as "obtained illegally or by improper means"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ill-gotten has the same meaning as dirty

Similar to dirty

illegal is similar to dirty.

Example of dirty used within this context

"dirty money", "ill-gotten gains"


Dirty as "vile, despicable"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

filthy, lousy have the same meaning as 'dirty'

Derivatives of dirty

repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, filthiness, loathsomeness, wickedness are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Similar to dirty

awful, nasty are similar to 'dirty'.

Example of dirty used within this context

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


Dirty as "contaminated with infecting organisms"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pestiferous has the same meaning as dirty

Derivatives of dirty

dirtiness, uncleanness are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Similar to dirty

septic, infected are similar to 'dirty'.

Example of dirty used within this context

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


Dirty as "make soiled, filthy, or dirty"

Under this definition, dirty is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

begrime, colly, bemire, soil, grime have the same meaning as 'dirty'

Antonyms

make clean, clean have the opposite meaning of 'dirty'

dirty as a type

'dirty' can be a type of change, alter, modify.

Types of dirty

blemish, smear, pollute, contaminate, muddy up, muck up, foul, slime, muddy, crock, mud, mire, muck, spot, foul, splash are types of 'dirty'.

Derivatives of dirty

stain, filth, soil, dirt, soiling, soilure, dirtying, grime, grease, grunge are derivatives of 'dirty'.


Dirty as "soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

soiled, unclean have the same meaning as 'dirty'

Antonyms

clean has the opposite meaning of dirty

Attributes of dirty

cleanness is an attribute of dirty.

Derivatives of dirty

stain, dirtiness, filth, soil, dirt, uncleanness, grime, grease, grunge are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Similar to dirty

fouled, sooty, flyblown, squalid, sordid, black, Augean, bedraggled, draggled, befouled, begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy, smutty, buggy, cobwebby, dirty-faced, feculent, filthy, foul, nasty, greasy, oily, lousy, maculate, mucky, muddy, ratty, scummy, smudgy, snotty, snot-nosed, travel-soiled, travel-stained, uncleanly, unswept, unwashed are similar to 'dirty'.

Example of dirty used within this context

"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 as "(of color) discolored by impurities, not bright and clear"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dingy, muddied, muddy have the same meaning as 'dirty'

Derivatives of dirty

cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness, dinginess, dinge are derivatives of 'dirty'.

Similar to dirty

impure is similar to dirty.

Example of dirty used within this context

"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"


Dirty as "unpleasantly stormy"

Under this definition, dirty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to dirty

stormy is similar to dirty.

Example of dirty used within this context

"there's dirty weather in the offing"



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