adjective

dirty

dirty, unclean, soiled, indecent

Your hands are dirty.

Your hands are dirty.

He told a dirty joke.

He told a dirty joke.

That was a dirty trick to play.

That was a dirty trick to play.

((sth.)) dirty He wore a dirty shirt.

be ((dirty)) to be dirty The floor is dirty.

Synonyms: unclean, soiled, filthy; Antonyms: clean, pure

From the noun 'dirt' + the suffix '-y' (full of).

If something has 'dirt' on it, it is 'dirty'.

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