Dirtiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dirty \Dirt"y\, a. [Compar. {Dirtier}; superl. {Dirtiest}.]
     1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure;
        serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty
        white. --Spenser.
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     2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke.
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     3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
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              The creature's at his dirty work again. --Pope.
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     4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
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              Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
                                                    --M. Arnold.
  
     Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See {Nasty}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dirty
       adj 1: 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" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}]
              [ant: {clean}]
       2: (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" [ant: {clean}]
       3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy
          traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}]
       4: 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" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}]
       5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds";
          "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated},
           {infected}, {pestiferous}]
       6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
          "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy)
          white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors";
          "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied},
           {muddy}]
       7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty)
          copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}]
       8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money";
          "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}]
       9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
       10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter";
           "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting
           serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)},
            {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}]
       11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid
           political campaign" [syn: {sordid}]
       12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
       v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when
           you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly},
            {bemire}] [ant: {clean}]
       [also: {dirtied}, {dirtiest}, {dirtier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dirtiest
       See {dirty}