dirty
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Adjective 3 meanings
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
“Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.”
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
“Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.”
Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
“He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.”
Adverb 1 meaning
In a dirty manner.
“to play dirty”
Verb 4 meanings
To make (something) dirty.
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
To become soiled; to soil or defecate on.
Noun 1 meaning
Anything that is dirty.
Etymology
From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.
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DIRTY at a glance
DIRTY has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (D 2 + I 1 + R 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,668 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with dirty
All rhymesOne letter away
- DITTY9
- DIRTS6
- DICTY11
- DORTY9
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