Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dirty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dirtying}.]
1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes
or hands.
2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of
reputation, character, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dirty \Dirt"y\, a. [Compar. {Dirtier}; superl. {Dirtiest}.]
1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure;
serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty
white. --Spenser.
2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke.
3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
The creature's at his dirty work again. --Pope.
4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
--M. Arnold.
Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See {Nasty}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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: {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}]
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy
traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}]
4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive
contamination; "the air near the foundry was always
dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a
dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived
radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}]
5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds";
"obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated},
{infected}]
6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
"dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy)
white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors";
"dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied},
{muddy}]
7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty)
copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}]
8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money";
"ill-gotten gains" [syn: {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)},
{foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}]
11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid
political campaign" [syn: {sordid}]
12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when
you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly},
{bemire}] [ant: {clean}]
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