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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dirty \Dirt"y\, 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.
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2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke.
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3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
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The creature's at his dirty work again. --Pope.
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4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
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Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
--M. Arnold.
Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See {Nasty}.
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