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How to sign: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
"dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dir;
See also: untidy, unclean, impure
Similiar / Same: grimy, soiled, unclean
How to sign: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
"don't soil your clothes when you play outside!";
Similiar / Same: soil, begrime, colly, bemire
Categories: alter, change, modify
Within this category: blemish, crock, foul, mire, muddy, pollute, slime, smear, splash
How to sign: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
"coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited";
Similiar / Same: earthy, crude, coarse, vulgar, gross
How to sign: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
"dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair";
Similiar / Same: muddied, dingy, muddy
How to sign: violating accepted standards or rules
"a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior";
Similiar / Same: unsporting, unsportsmanlike, cheating, foul
