GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Dirty , a. [Compar. Dirtier ; superl. Dirtiest.]
   Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
   Spenser.
   
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   Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.
   Locke.
   
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   Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
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   The creature's at his dirty work again.
   Pope.
   
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   Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
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   Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
   M. Arnold.
   Syn. -- Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.
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   Dirty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirtied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dirtying.]
   To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
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   To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
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