dirty - Meaning in Telugu

dirty - Meaning in Telugu

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Definitions and Meaning of dirty in English

dirty adjective

1. unpleasantly stormyadj.all

   Example

   • "there's dirty weather in the offing"
2. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grimeadj.all

   Examples

   • "a child in dirty overalls"
   • "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
   • "dirty slums"
   • "dirty unswept sidewalks"
   • "mining is a dirty job"
   • "piles of dirty dishes"
   • "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"
   • "wore an unclean shirt"
3. (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecencyadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dirty old man"
   • "boys telling dirty jokes"
   • "dirty books and movies"
   • "dirty words"
   • "has a dirty mouth"
4. spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contaminationadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout"
   • "the air near the foundry was always dirty"
5. unethical or dishonestadj.all

   Examples

   • "a sordid political campaign"
   • "dirty police officers"
   • "shoddy business practices"
6. violating accepted standards or rulesadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dirty fighter"
   • "a nasty unsporting serve"
   • "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
   • "used foul means to gain power"
7. expressing or revealing hostility or dislikeadj.all

   Example

   • "dirty looks"
8. obtained illegally or by improper meansadj.all

   Examples

   • "dirty money"
   • "ill-gotten gains"
9. (of a manuscript) defaced with changesadj.all

   Example

   • "foul (or dirty) copy"
10. vile; despicableadj.all

    Examples

    • "a dirty (or lousy) trick"
    • "a filthy traitor"
11. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clearadj.all

    Examples

    • "a dirty (or dingy) white"
    • "dirty"
    • "dirty-blonde hair"
    • "dirty-green walls"
    • "muddy colors"
    • "the muddied grey of the sea"
12. contaminated with infecting organismsadj.all

    Examples

    • "dirty wounds"
    • "obliged to go into infected rooms"

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