make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Used in a Sentence
dirty
How to use dirty in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dirty.
Editorial note
As he says, it's a tactic to keep them from "going dirty".
Examples11
Definitions13
Parts of speech2
Quick take
make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dirty gathered in one view.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dirty.
verb
make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
adjective
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
adjective
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
adjective
vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"
adjective
spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout"
See also: contaminating
adjective
contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
See also: pestiferous
adjective
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
adjective
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
adjective
obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"
See also: ill-gotten
adjective
expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
adjective
violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
See also: foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike
adjective
unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"
See also: sordid
adjective
unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
Example sentences
As he says, it's a tactic to keep them from "going dirty".
I mean... you like it dirty and you're back for more... where are my damn pcbs?
I've been doing the industry's dirty work ever since.
But I think it was important to point out once again that this is a dirty hack.
They don't even bother to launder that dirty money.
I still occasionally quote South Park or make a dirty joke, but nothing targets women specifically: I just can have a crude sense of humor.
I shouldn't get dirty water, or my power shut off, because the CEO of the utility company allows his/her VPs to play God. There's a reason these guys don't call themselves a "social utility" anymore...
Do I get dirty looks from all of my co-workers because I have a valuable skillset that most people don't?I'd hate it, as an employee, as a boss or as an investor.
People sit happily beneath a dirty tarp in a roadside food stand, enjoying Manchurian Gobi... sometimes 4 or 5 people sharing one bowl of the delicious spicy food.
The local dialog about them in every city is a familiar one- basically “damned dirty immigrants taking our jobs and committing crimes”.
"Climbing the value chain," the MBAs call it -- start off as a provider of outsourced services to companies whose executives' noses are too high in the air to do their dirty work themselves anymore, and then slowly shoulder those companies out of the way by establishing direct relationships with their customers at a lower cost.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dirty in a sentence?
As he says, it's a tactic to keep them from "going dirty".
What does dirty mean?
make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
What part of speech is dirty?
dirty is commonly used as verb, adjective.