Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirtied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dirtying.]

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

2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke.

3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.

The creature's at his dirty work again. --Pope.

4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.

Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea. --M. Arnold.

Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See Nasty.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)