dirty

CEFRA1

/ˈdɜːti/

adjective

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Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

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Many persons are more comfortable when they are dirty than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.
1905, George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, page 61
He sets up little cameras 'cause he likes to watch her pee / He likes to watch her pee, he's trembling with glee / He sets up little cameras 'cause he likes to watch her pee / What a dirty little bastard he can be
2016 June 3, “Mr. Wright”, in Monolith of Phobos, performed by The Claypool Lennon Delirium
We have quite a playful and fun relationship in general, but it’s still surprising how dirty our sex can be in the things we say or do or pretend. We often laugh about it afterwards.
2023 May 13, Kitty Drake, “This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul.
1915, C.J. Dennis, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, published 1916, page 13
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.[…]Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.
2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27

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From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.