Dingy vs. Dirty — What's the Difference?

Darkened with smoke or grime.

Covered or marked with an unclean substance

Shabby, drab, or squalid.

(of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable

Mentally deranged; crazy.

Concerned with sex in a lewd or obscene way

Dark, dull

(of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant.

Shabby, squalid, uncared-for

(of a colour) not bright or pure; dull

Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.

Used for emphasis

Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot;

Make dirty

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;

Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.

Depressing in character or appearance;

Spreading dirt; polluting

Apt to soil with dirt or grime

Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

Squalid or filthy; run-down

Obscene or indecent

Lewd or lecherous

Unethical or corrupt; sordid

Malicious or scandalous

Not sportsmanlike

Acquired by illicit or improper means

(Slang) Possessing or using illegal drugs.

Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless

Extremely unfortunate or regrettable

Expressing disapproval or hostility

Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination

Relating to or being a bomb that uses a conventional explosive and radioactive material to contaminate an area with low-level radiation.

Relating to or being a nuclear weapon that produces a very great amount of long-lived radioactive fallout.

Stormy; rough

To make soiled.

To stain or tarnish with dishonor.

To become soiled.

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

Out of tune.

Of color, discolored by impurities.

(computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

Sleety; gusty; stormy.

(slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.

Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.

Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.

(aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.

In a dirty manner.

(transitive) To make (something) dirty.

(transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

(transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

(intransitive) To become soiled.

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.

Make soiled, filthy, or dirty;

Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime;

(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency;

Vile; despicable;

Spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination;

Contaminated with infecting organisms;

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes;

Obtained illegally or by improper means;

Expressing or revealing hostility or dislike;

Violating accepted standards or rules;

Unethical or dishonest;

Unpleasantly stormy;