dirty
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grimeUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
» Tom is dirty, but Mary isn't.
Том брудний, а Мері — ні.
Meaning
19 sensesUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
schmutzig, dreckig, verdreckt
гря́зныйgrjáznyj, испа́чканныйispáčkannyj, гря́зныйgrjáznyj
брудни́йbrudnýj
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.
schmutzig
гря́зныйgrjáznyj
contaminated with infecting organisms
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.
Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.
schmutzig
гря́зныйgrjáznyj, по́длыйpódlyj
violating accepted standards or rules
Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
I won't accept your dirty money!
schmutzig
гря́зныйgrjáznyj
obtained illegally or by improper means
Out of tune.
You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.
Of color, discolored by impurities.
The old flag was a dirty white.
schmutzig
гря́зныйgrjáznyj
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
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.
dirty weather
unpleasantly stormy
(slang)Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
dirty martini
Examples
1025 sentencesTom is dirty, but Mary isn't.
Том брудний, а Мері — ні.
We must wash all these dirty plates.
Ми мусимо помити всі ці брудні тарілки.
She wanted to wash the dirty clothes.
Вона хотіла випрати брудний одяг.
ruОна хотела постирать грязную одежду.
deSie wollte die verschmutzten Kleider waschen.
I don't want to get my hands dirty.
Я не хочу бруднити руки.
ruЯ не хочу замарать руки.
deIch will mir nicht die Hände schmutzig machen.
He doesn't care if his car is dirty.
Він не турбується, якщо його машина не вимита.
ruЕму всё равно, грязная у него машина или нет.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. CognateFrom Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”).
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Forms
dirtier, dirtiestSynonyms
48 synonyms- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime:soiledunclean
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination:contaminating
- unethical or dishonest:sordidshoddy
- obtained illegally or by improper means:ill-gotten
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes:foulmarked-up
- vile; despicable:filthylousy
Antonyms
18 antonymsWord family
62 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- dirty dishes in
- dirty dishes
- dirty clothes
- his dirty clothes
- is very dirty
- his clothes dirty
- clothes dirty
- the dirty dishes
- car is dirty
- clothes are dirty
- room is dirty
- shoes are dirty