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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The creature's at his dirty work again. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
                                                    --M. Arnold.
  
     Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of
        reputation, character, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.
     1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;
        as, colorless water; a colorless gas.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale,
           pallid, pasty, wan, waxen; neutral; white] [Also
           See: achromatic, colorless.]
           [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar
        sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,
        prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
        definitions should be colorless.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. having lost its normal color.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: blanched, etiolate, etiolated,
           whitened; bleached, faded, washed-out, washy;
           dimmed, dulled, grayed; dirty; dull, sober,
           somber, subfusc] colored
  
     Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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) 2.0 : [ 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, pestiferous]
       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]
       [also: dirtied, dirtiest, dirtier]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 βρώμικος
     2 (ετ πληροφ en) οτιδήποτε περιέχει δεδομένα που δεν έχουν ενημερώσει
  αρχεία, που δεν έχουν γραφτεί μόνιμα σε δευτερεύουσα μνήμη (πχ. σκληρός
  δίσκος)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     λερώνω, βρομίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     a.
     1 unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as
  dirt or grime.
     2 That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
     3 Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
     4 dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
     adv.
     In a dirty manner.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) dirty.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
     3 (lb en transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of
  (something).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become soiled.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     a.
     1 unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as
  dirt or grime.
     2 That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
     3 Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
     4 dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
     adv.
     In a dirty manner.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) dirty.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
     3 (lb en transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of
  (something).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become soiled.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     a.
     1 unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as
  dirt or grime.
     2 That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
     3 Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
     4 dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
     adv.
     In a dirty manner.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) dirty.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
     3 (lb en transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of
  (something).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become soiled.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     a.
     1 unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as
  dirt or grime.
     2 That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
     3 Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
     4 dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
     adv.
     In a dirty manner.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (something) dirty.
     2 (lb en transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
     3 (lb en transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of
  (something).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become soiled.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     Englanti a.
     1 likainen
     2 sopimaton, irstas
     Englanti vb.
     1 liata
     2 likaantua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dirty
     Engelska a.
     1 smutsig
     2 snuskig, oren, moraliskt smutsig (särskilt sexuellt)
     3 (tagg musik språk=en) falsk, oren
     4 (tagg: text=om pengar och dylikt) smutsig, korrupt
     Engelska vb.
     1 smutsa ner
     2 befläcka, besudla, fläcka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  dirty /dˈɜːti/
  vuil

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dirty /dˈɜːti/
  قذر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dirty //ˈdɜːti// //ˈdɝti// /[ˈdɝɾi]/ 
  1. изца́пан, мръ́сен
  covered with or containing dirt
  2. нечестен, мръсен
  dishonourable, violating standards or rules
  3. неприличен, циничен
  morally unclean, obscene or indecent
  4. мръсен 2.
  that makes one dirty
   3.
  illegal, improper
   4.
  of color: discolored by impurities