dirty

³dirty

verb

dirt·ieddirty·ing

Definition of DIRTY

transitive verb

1

: to make dirty

2

a : to stain with dishonor : sully b : to debase by distorting the real nature of

intransitive verb

: to become soiled

Examples of DIRTY

1. Take off your shoes to keep from dirtying the floor.
2. Her fingers were dirtied with ink.

First Known Use of DIRTY

1591

Related to DIRTY

Synonyms: befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

Antonyms: clean, cleanse

Related Words: contaminate, defile, pollute, taint; discolor; confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle; colly [chiefly British dialect], crock [dialect]

Near Antonyms: decontaminate, purge, purify; disinfect, sanitize; brush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipe; brighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up); straighten (up), tidy (up)

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