a 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 mining is a dirty job Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
a (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
s vile; despicable
a dirty (or lousy) trick
a 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
s contaminated with infecting organisms
dirty wounds
s (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
dirty" is often used in combination a dirty (or dingy) white dirty-green walls dirty-blonde hair
s (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy
s obtained illegally or by improper means
dirty money
s expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
dirty looks
s violating accepted standards or rules
a dirty fighter
s unethical or dishonest
dirty police officers
s unpleasantly stormy
there's dirty weather in the offing