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Dirty vs. Muddy — What's the Difference?

Dirty vs. Muddy — What's the Difference?

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Dirty

Covered or marked with an unclean substance
A tray of dirty cups and saucers
Her boots were dirty

Muddy

Full of or covered with mud.

Dirty

(of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable
He had a reputation for dirty dealing

Muddy

Not bright or pure
A muddy color.

Dirty

Concerned with sex in a lewd or obscene way
He told a stream of dirty jokes
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Muddy

Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment
Muddy coffee.

Dirty

(of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant.

Muddy

Lacking luster; dull
A muddy complexion.

Dirty

(of a colour) not bright or pure; dull
The sea was a waste of dirty grey

Muddy

Confused or vague
Muddy thinking.

Dirty

Used for emphasis
A dirty great slab of stone

Muddy

To make dirty or muddy.

Dirty

Make dirty
She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

Muddy

To make dull or cloudy.

Dirty

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

Muddy

To make obscure or confused.

Dirty

Spreading dirt; polluting
The air near the foundry was always dirty.

Muddy

Covered or splashed with, or full of, soil]].
He slogged across the muddy field.
Take off your muddy boots before you come inside.

Dirty

Apt to soil with dirt or grime
A dirty job at the garage.

Muddy

Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
The previously limpid water was now muddy as a result of the struggle between the alligator and the wild boar.

Dirty

Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

Muddy

Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.

Dirty

Squalid or filthy; run-down
Dirty slums.

Muddy

(euphemistic) Soiled with feces.

Dirty

Obscene or indecent
Dirty movies.
A dirty joke.

Muddy

(archaic) Of an animal or plant: growing or living in mud.

Dirty

Lewd or lecherous
A dirty mind.

Muddy

(figuratively)

Dirty

Unethical or corrupt; sordid
Dirty politics.

Muddy

Dirty, filthy.

Dirty

Malicious or scandalous
A dirty lie.

Muddy

Not clear.

Dirty

Not sportsmanlike
Dirty players.
A dirty fighter.

Muddy

Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.

Dirty

Acquired by illicit or improper means
Dirty money.

Muddy

(archaic) Of a person or their facial expression: angry, sad, or sulky.

Dirty

(Slang) Possessing or using illegal drugs.

Muddy

(obsolete) Slightly drunk; tipsy.

Dirty

Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless
Laying off workers is the dirty part of this job.

Muddy

(transitive)

Dirty

Extremely unfortunate or regrettable
A dirty shame.

Muddy

To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
If you muddy your shoes don’t wear them inside.

Dirty

Expressing disapproval or hostility
Gave us a dirty look.

Muddy

To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.

Dirty

Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination
Dirty-blonde hair.
Dirty-green walls.

Muddy

(figuratively)

Dirty

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

Muddy

(intransitive)

Dirty

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

Muddy

Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.

Dirty

Stormy; rough
Dirty weather.

Muddy

Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.

Dirty

To make soiled.

Muddy

(figuratively) To become contaminated or impure.

Dirty

To stain or tarnish with dishonor.

Muddy

The edible mud crab or mangrove crab (Scylla serrata).

Dirty

To become soiled.

Muddy

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

Dirty

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.

Muddy

Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.

Dirty

That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.

Muddy

Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.
This muddy vesture of decay.

Dirty

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.

Muddy

Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.
Cold hearts and muddy understandings.
Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled.

Dirty

Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.

Muddy

Not clear or bright.

Dirty

Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
I won't accept your dirty money!

Muddy

To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.

Dirty

Out of tune.
You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.

Muddy

To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.

Dirty

Of color, discolored by impurities.
The old flag was a dirty white.

Muddy

Dirty with mud

Dirty

(computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.

Muddy

Cause to become muddy;
These data would have muddied the prediction

Dirty

(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.

Muddy

Make turbid;
Muddy the water

Dirty

(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
He lives in a dirty great mansion.

Muddy

(of soil) soft and watery;
The ground was boggy under foot
A marshy coastline
Miry roads
Wet mucky lowland
Muddy barnyard
Quaggy terrain
The sloughy edge of the pond
Swampy bayous

Dirty

Sleety; gusty; stormy.
Dirty weather

Muddy

Dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck;
Muddy boots
A mucky stable

Dirty

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

Muddy

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
Dirty
A dirty (or dingy) white
The muddied gray of the sea
Muddy colors
Dirty-green walls
Dirty-blonde hair

Dirty

Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
The waiter served dirty burgers to the customers.

Muddy

(of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment;
A cloudy liquid
Muddy coffee
Murky waters

Dirty

Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
A dirty explosion
A dirty bomb

Dirty

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

Dirty

In a dirty manner.
To play dirty

Dirty

(transitive) To make (something) dirty.

Dirty

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

Dirty

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

Dirty

(intransitive) To become soiled.

Dirty

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

Dirty

Sullied; clouded; - applied to color.

Dirty

Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
The creature's at his dirty work again.

Dirty

Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.

Dirty

To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.

Dirty

To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; - said of reputation, character, etc.

Dirty

Make soiled, filthy, or dirty;
Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

Dirty

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

Dirty

(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

Dirty

Vile; despicable;
A dirty (or lousy) trick
A filthy traitor

Dirty

Spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination;
The air near the foundry was always dirty
The air near the foundry was always dirty
A dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout

Dirty

Contaminated with infecting organisms;
Dirty wounds
Obliged to go into infected rooms

Dirty

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
Dirty
A dirty (or dingy) white
The muddied gray of the sea
Muddy colors
Dirty-green walls
Dirty-blonde hair

Dirty

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes;
Foul (or dirty) copy

Dirty

Obtained illegally or by improper means;
Dirty money
Ill-gotten gains

Dirty

Expressing or revealing hostility or dislike;
Dirty looks

Dirty

Violating accepted standards or rules;
A dirty fighter
Used foul means to gain power
A nasty unsporting serve
Fined for unsportsmanlike behavior

Dirty

Unethical or dishonest;
Dirty police officers
A sordid political campaign

Dirty

Unpleasantly stormy;
There's dirty weather in the offing

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