Dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it The greasy pans in your sink, your muddy shoes, your smelly dog, your strange uncle's jokes — all of these things are dirty. Filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears.
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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 adjective (not polite) informal used to describe something that is connected with sex, in a way that many people think is offensive: Dirty, filthy, grimy, grubby, squalid these adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt Definition of dirty adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest) unclean Covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime don't dirty your clothes when you play outside! Dirtier, dirtied, dirtying, dirtiest, dirties.
I've always been a dirty old man
He followed the trail to the edge of the carpet then took in the dirty dishes in the sink Why dirty up more dishes He may have been doing his dirty deeds twenty years or more More sentences double entendre examples
Phrases with two meanings explained 70+ irish. Things that aren't clean are dirty
