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dirty

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1. dirty - Adjective

2. dirty - Verb

3. dirty - Adverb

5. dirty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.

Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.

Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.

To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.

To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi

Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood. Gloria Steinem

A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings. Anton Chekhov

Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty floor. Irish Proverb

One muddy buffalo makes the whole herd dirty. Malawi Proverb

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