Word Definition

Dirty

  1. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
  2. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
  3. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
  4. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
  5. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
  6. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.