dirty
verb
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Types & categories
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Sense 2 adjective
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
dirty unswept sidewalks
Related & opposite
- untidy also see
- clean antonym
- cleanness attribute
- dirtiness derivation
- soil derivation
- Augean similar to
- bedraggled similar to
- fouled similar to
- dingy similar to
- smutty similar to
- buggy similar to
- cobwebby similar to
- dirty-faced similar to
- feculent similar to
- filthy similar to
- flyblown similar to
- greasy similar to
- lousy similar to
- maculate similar to
- muddy similar to
- ratty similar to
- scummy similar to
- smudgy similar to
- snotty similar to
- sooty similar to
- travel-soiled similar to
- uncleanly similar to
- unswept similar to
- unwashed similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
dirty words
Related & opposite
- indecent also see
- unobjectionable antonym
- smuttiness derivation
- bawdy similar to
- profane similar to
- dirty-minded similar to
- smutty similar to
- foul-mouthed similar to
- lewd similar to
- scabrous similar to
- scatological similar to
Sense 4 adjective
vile; despicable
a dirty (or lousy) trick
Related & opposite
- loathsomeness derivation
- filthiness derivation
- nasty similar to
Sense 5 adjective
spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
the air near the foundry was always dirty
Related & opposite
- uncontaminating antonym
- dirtiness derivation
- soil derivation
Sense 6 adjective
contaminated with infecting organisms
dirty wounds
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Sense 7 adjective
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
dirty
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Sense 8 adjective
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy
Related & opposite
- illegible similar to
Sense 9 adjective
obtained illegally or by improper means
dirty money
Related & opposite
- illegal similar to
Sense 10 adjective
expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
dirty looks
Related & opposite
- hostile similar to
Sense 11 adjective
violating accepted standards or rules
a dirty fighter
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Sense 12 adjective
unethical or dishonest
dirty police officers
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Sense 13 adjective
unpleasantly stormy
there's dirty weather in the offing
Related & opposite
- stormy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | clean |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | soiling |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | soil |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foul |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pollute |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slime |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | muddy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splash |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blemish |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | untidy |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | clean |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | cleanness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dirtiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | soil |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | Augean |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bedraggled |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | fouled |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dingy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | smutty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | buggy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cobwebby |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dirty-faced |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | feculent |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | filthy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | flyblown |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | greasy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | lousy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | maculate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | muddy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ratty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | scummy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | smudgy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | snotty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sooty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | travel-soiled |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncleanly |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unswept |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unwashed |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | indecent |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unobjectionable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | smuttiness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bawdy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | profane |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | dirty-minded |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | smutty |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | foul-mouthed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | lewd |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | scabrous |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | scatological |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | loathsomeness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | filthiness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | nasty |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncontaminating |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dirtiness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | soil |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dirtiness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | septic |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | murkiness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | dinginess |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | impure |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | illegible |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | illegal |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | hostile |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | foulness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfair |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | baseness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | corrupt |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | stormy |