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Dirty vs. Unclean

Difference Between Dirty and Unclean

Dirty

covered or marked with an unclean substance
a tray of dirty cups and saucers
her boots were dirty
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Unclean

Foul or dirty.
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Dirty

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

Morally defiled.
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Dirty

concerned with sex in a lewd or obscene way
he told a stream of dirty jokes
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Unclean

Ceremonially impure.
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Dirty

(of weather) rough, stormy, and unpleasant.
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Unclean

Dirty, soiled or foul.
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Dirty

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

Not moral or chaste.
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Dirty

used for emphasis
a dirty great slab of stone
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Unclean

Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.
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Dirty

make dirty
she didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels
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Unclean

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
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Dirty

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

Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
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Dirty

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

Morally impure.
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Dirty

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

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
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Dirty

Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
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Unclean

ritually unclean or impure;
and the swine...is unclean to you
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Dirty

Squalid or filthy; run-down
dirty slums.
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Dirty

Obscene or indecent
dirty movies.
a dirty joke.
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Dirty

Lewd or lecherous
a dirty mind.
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Dirty

Unethical or corrupt; sordid
dirty politics.
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Dirty

Malicious or scandalous
a dirty lie.
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Dirty

Not sportsmanlike
dirty players.
a dirty fighter.
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Dirty

Acquired by illicit or improper means
dirty money.
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Dirty

(Slang) Possessing or using illegal drugs.
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Dirty

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

Extremely unfortunate or regrettable
a dirty shame.
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Dirty

Expressing disapproval or hostility
gave us a dirty look.
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Dirty

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

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

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

Stormy; rough
dirty weather.
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Dirty

To make soiled.
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Dirty

To stain or tarnish with dishonor.
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Dirty

To become soiled.
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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.
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Dirty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleety; gusty; stormy.
dirty weather
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Dirty

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

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

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

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

In a dirty manner.
to play dirty
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Dirty

(transitive) To make (something) dirty.
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Dirty

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

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

(intransitive) To become soiled.
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Dirty

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

Sullied; clouded; - applied to color.
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Dirty

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

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

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

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

make soiled, filthy, or dirty;
don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
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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
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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
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Dirty

vile; despicable;
a dirty (or lousy) trick
a filthy traitor
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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
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Dirty

contaminated with infecting organisms;
dirty wounds
obliged to go into infected rooms
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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
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Dirty

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

obtained illegally or by improper means;
dirty money
ill-gotten gains
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Dirty

expressing or revealing hostility or dislike;
dirty looks
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Dirty

violating accepted standards or rules;
a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve
fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
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Dirty

unethical or dishonest;
dirty police officers
a sordid political campaign
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Dirty

unpleasantly stormy;
there's dirty weather in the offing
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