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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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(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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vile; despicable;
\\\"a dirty (or lousy) trick\\\"
\\\"a filthy traitor\\\"
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spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination;
\\\"the air near the foundry was always dirty\\\"
\\\"a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout\\\"
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contaminated with infecting organisms;
\\\"dirty wounds\\\"
\\\"obliged to go into infected rooms\\\"
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(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
\\\"dirty\\\"
\\\"a dirty (or dingy) white\\\"
\\\"the muddied grey of the sea\\\"
\\\"muddy colors\\\"
\\\"dirty-green walls\\\"
\\\"dirty-blonde hair\\\"
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(of a manuscript) defaced with changes;
\\\"foul (or dirty) copy\\\"
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obtained illegally or by improper means;
\\\"dirty money\\\"
\\\"ill-gotten gains\\\"
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expressing or revealing hostility or dislike;
\\\"dirty looks\\\"
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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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unethical or dishonest;
\\\"dirty police officers\\\"
\\\"a sordid political campaign\\\"
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unpleasantly stormy;
\\\"there\\\'s dirty weather in the offing\\\"