dirty

dirt-y · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Covered with or containing dirt; not clean.

  2. 2.

    Morally unclean or indecent.

  3. 3.

    Dishonest or unfair.

  4. 4.

    (Of weather) Rough or stormy.

  5. 5.

    (Of colors) Dull; not bright.

  6. 6.

    To make something unclean.

Related words

Antonyms: clean, pure, spotless
See also: clean, dirt, filthy
Synonyms: filthy, grimy, soiled, unclean

Etymology

From Middle English, formed from drit (dirt) + -y. The figurative senses developed later, with the moral connotations appearing by the 16th century.