dirtily

adverb

dirt·​i·​ly ˈdər|t|ᵊlē 

ˈdə̄|, 

ˈdəi|, 

|t|, 

|ə̇lē, 

|ᵊli, 

|ə̇i

1

a

: in a foul or filthy manner

a dirtily robed camel driver

b

: with a dirty color or a sprinkling of dirt

ill-modeled from some dirtily glossy substance of a livid color

—Ngaio Marsh

2

: in a disgraceful, dishonest, or base manner : sordidly, despicably

as dirtily drunk as usual

—John Steinbeck

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