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dirt·y

dirty

 
 
pronunciation:
duhr ti
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: dirtier, dirtiest
definition 1: not clean.
The windows were so dirty that you could hardly see out of them.
 
synonyms:
soiled
antonyms:
clean
similar words:
foul, messy, nasty, stained
definition 2: not pleasant to do.
Give someone else the dirty work.
synonyms:
unpleasant
antonyms:
pleasant
similar words:
nasty
derivations: dirtily (adv.), dirtiness (n.)
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