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  • 11dirty — c.1500, from DIRT (Cf. dirt) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier dritty (late 14c.). Meaning smutty, morally unclean is from 1590s. Of colors, from 1690s. As a verb, from 1590s. Dirty linen personal or familial secrets is first recorded 1860s. Dirty work in …

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  • 12dirty — s.n. (muz.) Manieră practicată în jazul vechi, în care efectele sonorităţii h o t erau împinse la paroxism prin utilizarea abuzivă a unor factori de culoare ai sunetului instrumental. [pron. darti. / < engl. dirty – murdar]. Trimis de… …

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  • 13dirty — [adj1] soiled, unclean bedraggled, begrimed, black, contaminated, cruddy*, crummy, defiled, disarrayed, dishabille, disheveled, dreggy, dungy, dusty, filthy, foul, fouled, greasy, grimy, grubby, grungy*, icky*, lousy, messy, mucky*, muddy, mung* …

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  • 14Dirty — 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] …

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  • 15dirty — dərt ē adj, dirt·i·er; est contaminated with infecting organisms <dirty wounds> …

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  • 16dirty — index base (inferior), brand (stigmatize), infect, machiavellian, odious, pollute, profane …

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  • 17dirty — dirt|y1 W3S2 [ˈdə:ti US ˈdə:r ] adj comparative dirtier superlative dirtiest ↑clean, ↑dirty ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not clean)¦ 2¦(sex)¦ 3¦(bad/immoral)¦ 4 something is a dirty word 5 give somebody a dirty look 6 dirty trick …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18dirty — [[t]dɜ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] ♦♦♦ dirtier, dirtiest, dirties, dirtying, dirtied 1) ADJ GRADED If something is dirty, it is marked or covered with stains, spots, or mud, and needs to be cleaned. She still did not like the woman who had dirty fingernails...… …

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  • 19dirty — 1 adjective dirtier, dirtiest 1 NOT CLEAN covered in dirt or marked with dirt: Just stack the dirty dishes in the sink. | Look how dirty your hands are! Go wash them right now! 2 IMMORAL connected with sex in a way that is considered immoral or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20dirty — I. adjective (dirtier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. not clean or pure < dirty clothes > b. likely to befoul or defile with dirt < dirty jobs > c. contaminated with infecting organisms < dirty wounds …

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