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(), 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. 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. スポンサード リンク
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