adjective
dirty
Covered with unwanted material, or morally offensive or dishonest.
His shoes are dirty after a walk through the mud.
Etymology
Old Norse drit named excrement, and dirt broadened to unwanted or unclean matter. Dirty describes its presence, then extends physical uncleanness to dishonesty or moral offensiveness.
More examples
- Please put your dirty dishes in the sink.
- The company uses dirty tricks to avoid paying its workers.
- She refuses to laugh at his dirty jokes.
Forms
dirty · dirtier · dirtiest
dirt noun — Unwanted material that makes something unclean.