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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 dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
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(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency;
"dirty words"
"a dirty old man"
"dirty books and movies"
"boys telling dirty jokes"
"has a dirty mouth"
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vile; despicable;
"a dirty (or lousy) trick"
"a filthy traitor"
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spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination;
"the air near the foundry was always dirty"
"a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout"
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contaminated with infecting organisms;
"dirty wounds"
"obliged to go into infected rooms"
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(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
"dirty"
"a dirty (or dingy) white"
"the muddied grey of the sea"
"muddy colors"
"dirty-green walls"
"dirty-blonde hair"
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(of a manuscript) defaced with changes;
"foul (or dirty) copy"
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obtained illegally or by improper means;
"dirty money"
"ill-gotten gains"
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expressing or revealing hostility or dislike;
"dirty looks"
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violating accepted standards or rules;
"a dirty fighter"
"used foul means to gain power"
"a nasty unsporting serve"
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
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unethical or dishonest;
"dirty police officers"
"a sordid political campaign"
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unpleasantly stormy;
"there's dirty weather in the offing"