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1.
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
2.
(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
3.
vile; despicable
a dirty trick
4.
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
5.
contaminated with infecting organisms
dirty wounds
6.
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
dirty
a dirty white
dirty-green walls
dirty-blonde hair
7.
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
dirty copy
8.
obtained illegally or by improper means
dirty money
9.
expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
dirty looks
10.
violating accepted standards or rules
a dirty fighter
11.
unethical or dishonest
dirty police officers
12.
unpleasantly stormy
there's dirty weather in the offing
'dirty' - used as a verb
13.
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
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derived forms
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1. Dirty / Past
dirtied
2. Dirty / Third Person
dirties
3. Dirty / Present Participle
dirtying
4. Dirty / Comparitive
dirtier
5. Dirty / Superlative
dirtiest
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