Dirt"y , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirtied (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dirtying.]
1. To foul; to make
filthy; to soil; as, to
dirty the clothes or hands.
2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
Dirt"y (?), a.
[Compar. Dirtier (?); superl.
Dirtiest.]
1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as,
dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. Spenser.
2.
Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. Locke.
3.
Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
The creature's at his dirty work again.
Pope. 4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
Storms of wind,
clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
M. Arnold. Syn. --
Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.
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