dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it. filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears.

Context Explanation

DIRTY definition: soiled with dirt; foul; unclean. See examples of dirty used in a sentence. Synonyms: dirty, filthy, grimy, grubby, squalid These adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt: dirty clothes; filthy rags; grimy hands; an old grubby stove; a squalid apartment. DIRTY meaning: 1.

Insight Material

marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria: 2. unfair…. Learn more. Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.

Final Conclusion

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually. Synonyms: indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids. If you describe an action as dirty, you disapprove of it and consider it unfair, immoral, or dishonest. Definition of dirty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Dirty, filthy, foul, squalid refer to that which is not clean.

Dirty is applied to that which is filled or covered with dirt so that it is unclean or defiled: dirty clothes.