dirty
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. See also drite.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɜːti/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɝti/, [ˈdɝɾi]
Audio (US) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ti
AdjectiveEdit
dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- Synonyms: filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also Thesaurus:unclean
- Antonyms: clean; see also Thesaurus:clean
- 1905, George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, page 61:
- Many persons are more comfortable when they are dirty than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.
- Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- Synonyms: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
- Antonym: sportsmanlike
- 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. […] Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.
- He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Synonyms: base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile
- I won't accept your dirty money!
- Out of tune.
- You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- He lives in a dirty great mansion.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
- 1984, Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy):
- Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.
- dirty weather
- 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- Antonym: neat
- dirty martini
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- 2003, Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, Perl Cookbook, page xix:
- You can call it quick-and-dirty if you like, but there are billions of dollars out there riding on the supposition that fast food is not necessarily dirty food.
- 2019, Oliver Berry, Fionn Davenport, Lonely Planet England:
- Piled high and oozing all the trimmings, the dirty burgers here are decidedly good – spice things up with jalapeños, brie or a seriously sticky BBQ sauce.
- 2020, Mellissa Sevigny, Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health, Victory Belt Publishing (→ISBN), page 13:
- Dirty keto refers to an approach that follows the typical keto macro ratios, but the components include “dirty” foods like fast food, packaged convenience foods, processed meats, artificially sweetened diet sodas and sports drinks, and unhealthy ...
- The waiter served dirty burgers to the customers.
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- a dirty explosion
- a dirty bomb
- (Utah) Of a carbonated soft drink (soda or coke), the addition of an extra flavor shot, such as those sold by chains Sodalicious and Swig[1]
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from dirty
TranslationsEdit
covered with or containing dirt
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that makes one dirty
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morally unclean, obscene or indecent
dishonourable, violating standards or rules
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illegal, improper
of color: discolored by impurities
slang: carrying illegal drugs
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AdverbEdit
dirty (comparative more dirty, superlative most dirty)
- In a dirty manner.
- to play dirty
- Synonyms: deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
in a dirty manner
VerbEdit
dirty (third-person singular simple present dirties, present participle dirtying, simple past and past participle dirtied)
- (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
- Synonyms: soil, taint; see also Thesaurus:dirty
- (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
- Synonym: sully
- (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
- (intransitive) To become soiled.
- 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: S.R. signalling innovation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 135:
- The markers for the slow line signals have been arranged at cab level, but for the inner fast lines they have had to be kept low in the "six-foot", with the result that they tend to be badly dirtied by passing traffic.
TranslationsEdit
to make dirty
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to stain or tarnish with dishonor
to debase by distorting the real nature of
to become soiled
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