Толковый словарь английского языка - dirty
Dirty
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I. adjective (dirtier; -est) Date: 14th century 1. not clean or pure , likely to befoul or defile with dirt , contaminated with infecting organisms , containing impurities , 2. morally unclean or corrupt: as, indecent , vulgar , dishonorable , base , unsportsmanlike , acquired by disreputable or illegal means ; ill-gotten , disagreeable, distasteful, or objectionable but usually necessary (as in achieving a desired result) , 3. abominable , hateful , highly regrettable , likely to cause disgrace or scandal , foggy , stormy , 5. not clear and bright ; dullish , characterized by a husky, rasping, or raw tonal quality , conveying ill-natured resentment , having considerable fallout , dirtily adverb dirtiness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. adverb (dirtier; -est) Date: circa 1931 in a ~ manner: as, deceptively, underhandedly , indecently , III. verb (dirtied; ~ing) Date: 1591 transitive verb to make ~, 2. to stain with dishonor ; sully , to debase by distorting the real nature of, intransitive verb to become soiled
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adj., adv., & v. --adj. (dirtier, dirtiest) 1 soiled, unclean. 2 causing one to become dirty (a dirty job). 3 sordid, lewd; morally illicit or questionable (dirty joke). 4 unpleasant, nasty. 5 dishonest, dishonourable, unfair (dirty play). 6 (of weather) rough, squally. 7 (of a colour) not pure or clear, dingy. 8 colloq. (of a nuclear weapon) producing considerable radioactive fallout. --adv. sl. (with adjectives expressing magnitude) very (a dirty great diamond). --v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied) make or become dirty. Phrases and idioms dirty dog colloq. a scoundrel; a despicable person. the dirty end of the stick colloq. the difficult or unpleasant part of an undertaking, situation, etc. dirty linen (or washing) colloq. intimate secrets, esp. of a scandalous nature. dirty look colloq. a look of disapproval, anger, or disgust. dirty money extra money paid to those who handle dirty materials. dirty trick 1 a dishonourable and deceitful act. 2 (in pl.) underhand political activity, esp. to discredit an opponent. dirty weekend colloq. a weekend spent clandestinely with a lover. dirty word 1 an offensive or indecent word. 2 a word for something which is disapproved of (profit is a dirty word). dirty work dishonourable or illegal activity, esp. done clandestinely. do the dirty on colloq. play a mean trick on. Derivatives dirtily adv. dirtiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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