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- pronunciation:
- duhr
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
dirtier, dirtiest |
definition 1: |
not clean; soiled.
The windows were so dirty you could hardly see out of them.
- synonyms:
- dingy, soiled
- antonyms:
- clean, immaculate
- similar words:
- bedraggled, filthy, foul, grubby, messy, muddy, nasty, stained
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definition 2: |
not honest; unfair.
We stopped playing cards with him because he was a dirty player.- synonyms:
- corrupt
- antonyms:
- clean, honest
- similar words:
- crooked, dishonest, foul, unfair
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definition 3: |
not pleasant to do.
Give someone else the dirty work.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant
- antonyms:
- pleasant
- similar words:
- nasty
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definition 4: |
nasty; mean.
She gave me a dirty look.- similar words:
- evil, mean, nasty
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related words: |
coarse, indecent, slovenly, underhand |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
dirties, dirtying, dirtied |
definition 1: |
to make dirty; soil.
Put an apron on so you don't dirty your shirt.- synonyms:
- soil
- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- foul, mess, muddy, stain
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definition 2: |
to become dirty or stained.
White clothes dirty easily.- synonyms:
- soil
- similar words:
- smudge, stain
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related words: |
contaminate, degrade, pollute |
derivations: |
dirtily (adv.), dirtiness (n.) |
The word dirty
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
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The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
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bony, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, foggy, funny, guilty, healthy, itchy, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, summery, sunny, wintry
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