■ adjective ( dirtier , dirtiest )
1》 covered or marked with a substance that causes a mark, stain, or contamination; not clean.
↘(of a nuclear weapon) producing considerable radioactive fallout.
2》 lewd; obscene.
3》 dishonest; dishonourable.
4》 (of weather) rough and stormy.
■ adverb Brit. informal very: a ~ great stone.
■ verb ( dirties , ~ing , dirtied ) make ~.
Phrases
do the ~ on Brit. informal cheat or betray.
get one's hands ~ (or ~ one's hands ) do manual, menial, or other hard work.
play ~ informal act in a dishonest or unfair way.
Derivatives
dirtily adverb
dirtiness noun