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dirty

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"Soiled"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɜːti/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted dirtyStarts with DEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Not clean; also unfair, indecent, or stormy.

Word origin

From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”).

Used in a sentence

  • Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
  • Many persons are more comfortable when they are dirty than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.
  • Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.

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