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horary
  • a  relating to the hours
    the horary cycle
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discalceate
  • a  (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
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dirty
  • v  make soiled, filthy, or dirty
  • 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
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dirty-faced
  • s  having a dirty face
    a crowd of dirty-faced ragamuffins surrounded him
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