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DIRTY, adjective Durty.

1. Foul; nasty; filthy; not clean; as dirty hands.

2. Not clean; not pure; turbid; as dirty water.

3. Cloudy; dark; dusky; as a dirty white.

4. Mean; base; low; despicable; groveling; as a dirty fellow; a dirty employment.

DIRTY, verb transitive durty.

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

2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; applied to reputation.