DIRTY
What does "DIRTY" mean?
Covered or marked with dirt; not clean.
Meanings
- Soiled, unclean, or stained with dirt. He came in from the garden with dirty boots and grass on his knees.
- Unfair, dishonest, or unsporting. Spreading those rumours was a dirty trick.
- Obscene, lewd, or sexually explicit. He told a dirty joke and immediately regretted it. informal
- To make or become soiled. Try not to dirty your shirt before the photos.
- In a dishonest or unfair manner. If the other side plays dirty, we walk away. informal
Word origin
From Middle English 'drit' (filth, dung), of Old Norse origin; the adjective 'dirty' developed from 'dirt' by the 14th century.
Remember it
DIRTY hides DIRT plus a Y - what you get when dirt sticks to you.
A little poem
The hands that built the house were never clean-
all honest making leaves a darker sheen.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the laundry feel betrayed? It did all the work and still came out looking dirty.
What it teaches
Real work leaves a mark; clean hands often just mean someone else did the digging.
Quick facts
What does DIRTY mean?
Covered or marked with dirt; not clean.
Is DIRTY a valid word?
Yes — DIRTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DIRTY?
DIRTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DIRTY come from?
From Middle English 'drit' (filth, dung), of Old Norse origin; the adjective 'dirty' developed from 'dirt' by the 14th century.
What can DIRTY teach us?
Real work leaves a mark; clean hands often just mean someone else did the digging.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.