DIRTY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of dirty in English dirtyadjective uk /ˈdɜː.ti/ us /ˈdɝː.t̬i/

dirty adjective (NOT CLEAN)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria: Her face was dirty and tear-stained. Don't drink the water—it's dirty. Dirty needles can cause serious infections. Synonyms cruddy filthy (DIRTY) grimy grubby grungy informal mucky informal seedy soiled unclean not clean

• dirtyThis shirt is dirty.
• filthyWash your hands before dinner - they're filthy!
• scruffyHe's the typical scruffy student.
• messyBen's bedroom is always really messy.
• grimyDon't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel!

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• It amazes me how you can put up with living in such a dirty house.
• There were dirty marks on her trousers where she had wiped her hands.
• You're treading muck into the carpet with your dirty shoes!
• You'd better roll your sleeves up or you'll get them dirty.
• Just put the dirty dishes in the washing-up bowl, and I'll do them later.

Dirty & untidy

• all over the place idiom
• Augean
• besmeared
• bespattered
• bloodied
• lie around phrasal verb
• look like something the cat brought/dragged in idiom
• look like/as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards idiom
• manky
• messily
• slobbish
• slovenly
• sluttish
• sluttishly
• soiled
• unsterile
• unsterilized
• untidily
• untidy
• untrimmed

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dirty adjective (NOT HONEST)

informal unfair, dishonest, or unkind: dirty trick She played a dirty trick on me by telling me Diane was having a party when she wasn't. That's a dirty lie! See also dirty tricks Dishonest

• artificiality
• bad faith
• be rotten to the core idiom
• bent
• cowboy
• finagle
• fishy
• fly-by-night
• fraudulence
• fraudulent
• mendacious
• mendaciously
• misleading
• misleadingly
• on the fiddle
• uncandid
• under false pretences phrase
• underhand
• unreliability
• unreliable

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dirty adjective (NOT POLITE)

informal used to describe something that is connected with sex, in a way that many people think is offensive: dirty joke It's not a good idea to tell dirty jokes in the office.dirty magazine She found some dirty magazines under his bed.dirty movie Has he been corrupted by watching all these dirty movies?dirty mind You have a really dirty mind! Synonyms X-rated blue (SEXUAL) coarse (RUDE) crude (RUDE) explicit filthy (OFFENSIVE) indecent (IMMORAL) mucky UK informal obscene offensive (UPSETTING) rude (NOT POLITE) salacious disapproving smutty disapproving vulgar (RUDE) disapproving

dirty adjective (FOOD)

UK used to refer to food that tastes good but is unhealthy, usually because it has a lot of things put on top of it that are high in fat, such as cheese or sauces: They do a really good dirty burger stacked high with bacon, fried onions, and cheese. This dirty fries recipe (chips topped with bacon, onions, peppers, chilli sauce and lots of cheese) will have you licking your lips. We relish the forbidden, greasy pleasures of dirty food: burgers, ribs, and fried chicken. This dirty mac 'n' cheese comes with an extra creamy sauce. Compare loaded Food - general words

• aliment
• animal product
• bed
• bowl of something
• box scheme
• farm box
• fast casual
• fast food
• fayre
• food
• non-dairy
• non-dairy milk
• non-food
• nosh
• perishables
• sustenance
• viands
• victuals
• whole food
• zucchini noodles

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Idioms

do someone's dirty work do the dirty on someone give someone a dirty look do the dirty work dirtyadverb uk /ˈdɜː.ti/ us /ˈdɝː.t̬i/  dirty great/big UK informal very great/big: The old power station's nothing but a dirty great blot on the landscape. See more

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play dirty dirtyverb [ T ] uk /ˈdɜː.ti/ us /ˈdɝː.t̬i/ to make something dirty: Don't sit on the floor - you might dirty your dress. Making things dirty & untidy

• blacken
• clutter
• clutter something up
• contaminate
• disarrange
• foul
• mess
• mix someone/something up phrasal verb
• muddle
• muddle something up phrasal verb
• muddy
• muss
• pollute
• polluter
• recontaminate
• soil
• stain
• tarnish
• the polluter pays principle idiom
• throw something into disarray

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dirty your hands (Definition of dirty from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

dirty | American Dictionary

dirtyadjective [ -er/-est only ] us /ˈdɜr·t̬i/

dirty adjective [-er/-est only] (NOT CLEAN)

Add to word list Add to word list having esp. dirt on the surface of something: He left his dirty towels on the bathroom floor.

dirty adjective [-er/-est only] (UNFAIR)

unfair or dishonest: That was a dirty trick – telling me you were out of town when you were right here all the time! Dirty is also used to emphasize how strongly you feel that something is wrong or bad: That’s a dirty lie! dirtyverb [ T ] us /ˈdɜr·t̬i/

dirty verb [T] (GET DIRT ON)

to allow something to get dirt on it: Don’t sit on the ground – you’ll dirty your new suit. (Definition of dirty from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

dirty | Business English

dirtyadjective uk /ˈdɜːti/ us Add to word list Add to word list unfair or dishonest: The rival company's dirty tricks campaign had cost it many millions of pounds. a dirty campaign/business dirty dealings/politics/tactics ENVIRONMENT containing dangerous substances that may be harmful to the environment: dirty air dirty coal plants  do sb's dirty work to do something unpleasant or difficult for someone because they do not want to do it themselves: The building societies have done the chancellor's dirty work for him, by cutting the cost of a mortgage in anticipation of a base rate cut.  quick and dirty produced quickly and without spending much money: Developers make quick and dirty versions of the final product so that the client can interact with it and provide feedback. (Definition of dirty from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of dirty?

Translations of dirty

in Chinese (Traditional) 骯髒, 髒的，骯髒的, 不誠實的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 肮脏, 脏的，肮脏的, 不诚实的… See more in Spanish sucio, cochino, obsceno… See more in Portuguese sujo, sujo/-ja [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian मळका /अस्वच्छ - धूळ किंवा चिखल लागलेला, प्रदूषित किंवा जंतुमय… See more 汚れた, 汚（きたな）い, 卑猥（ひわい）な… See more kirli, pis, açık saçık… See more sale, cochon/-onne, abject/-ecte… See more brut… See more vuil, gemeen, vies… See more அழுக்கு, மண் போன்றவற்றைக் குறித்தது அல்லது மாசுபாடு அல்லது பாக்டீரியா போன்ற ஒன்றைக் கொண்டுள்ளது… See more गंदा, धूल, मिटटी आदि से सना या प्रदूषण या कीटाणु से युक्त… See more ગંદુ, ખરડાયેલું… See more beskidt, smudsig, uanstændig… See more smutsig, ful, lumpen… See more kotor, tidak adil, petir… See more schmutzig, unflätig, stürmisch… See more skitten, møkkete, grisete… See more گندہ… See more брудний, гидкий, нечесний… See more అశుభ్రమైన, మురికైన, మైలగా ఉన్న… See more নোংরা, মলিন, ধুলো কাদা লেগে আছে বা দূষিত কোনো পদার্থ বা ব্যাক্‌টেরিয়া রয়েছে এমন… See more špinavý, sprostý, oplzlý… See more kotor, curang, jorok… See more สกปรก, ชั่วช้า, ไม่บริสุทธิ์… See more bẩn, xấu xa, thô bỉ… See more brudny, nieprzyzwoity, świński… See more 더러운… See more sporco, osceno, orribile… See more Need a translator?

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• dirty great/big phrase
• play dirty idiom
• talk dirty idiom
• dirty linen idiom
• filthy dirty phrase
• dirty laundry idiom
• dirty your hands idiom

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• English   
  • Adjective 
    • dirty (NOT CLEAN)
    • dirty (NOT HONEST)
    • dirty (NOT POLITE)
    • dirty (FOOD)
  • Adverb 
    • dirty great/big
  Verb
• American   
  • Adjective 
    • dirty (NOT CLEAN)
    • dirty (UNFAIR)
  • Verb 
    • dirty (GET DIRT ON)
• Business   
  • Adjective 
    • dirty
    • do sb's dirty work
    • quick and dirty

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