Meaning of dirty In English

• 0 marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria:

  • Her face was dirty and tear-stained.

  • Don't drink the water—it's dirty.

  • Dirty needles can cause serious infections.

• 1 unfair, dishonest, or unkind:

  • She played a dirty trick on me by telling me Diane was having a party when she wasn't.

  • That's a dirty lie!

• 2 used to describe something that is connected with sex, in a way that many people think is offensive:

  • a dirty magazine/movie/joke

  • You have a really dirty mind!

• 3 used to refer to unhealthy food such as burgers served in fashionable or expensive restaurants:

  • We relish the forbidden, greasy pleasures of dirty food: burgers, ribs, and fried chicken.

• 4 very great/big:

  • The old power station's nothing but a dirty great blot on the landscape.

• 5 to make something dirty:

  • Don't sit on the floor - you might dirty your dress.

• 6 having esp. dirt on the surface of something:

  • He left his dirty towels on the bathroom floor.

• 7 unfair or dishonest:

  • That was a dirty trick – telling me you were out of town when you were right here all the time!

  • That’s a dirty lie!

• 8 to allow something to get dirt on it:

  • Don’t sit on the ground – you’ll dirty your new suit.

• 9 unfair or dishonest:

  • The rival company's dirty tricks campaign had cost it many millions of pounds.

  • a dirty campaign/business

  • dirty dealings/politics/tactics

• 10 containing dangerous substances that may be harmful to the environment:

  • dirty air

  • dirty coal plants

• 11 to do something unpleasant or difficult for someone because they do not want to do it themselves:

  • The building societies have done the chancellor's dirty work for him, by cutting the cost of a mortgage in anticipation of a base rate cut.

• 12 produced quickly and without spending much money:

  • Developers make quick and dirty versions of the final product so that the client can interact with it and provide feedback.