Dirty vs. Muddy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dirty and Muddy
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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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