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(adj)
Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
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Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Shabby, squalid, uncared-for.
Covered in scum.
made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
Not pure
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
Stained or covered with grime.
Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.
Wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
(n)
Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
Dirty, soiled or foul.
Covered with filth; very dirty.
(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
foul-mouthed
Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
tainted
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
Tending to use obscene or offensive language; to have a foul mouth.
Offensive to standards of decency or morality.
(of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
Very bad.
Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
(v)
(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
(idiomatic) Dirty, vulgar or obscene, especially in a way that is unpleasant.
(figurative) Obscene, indecent.
Dirty with faeces or other impurities
Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
(idiomatic, slang, derogatory) Young and arrogant or conceited.
Promoting sexual desire or lust.
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
Obtained improperly or illegally.
(colloquial) Covered in muck.
Blurred as by being rubbed.
Marked with smudges.
Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
Having been made unclear, obfuscated.
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Soiled and wet as by dragging in the mud.
Not fair.
Not fair, just or right.
(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
Of or relating to feces.
Relating to scatology, the use of obscenities.
unfair, or not sportsmanlike
Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
(informal) Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.
Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
Containing a lot of grease or fat.
Not having been washed.
Not swept
Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
Covered with or containing oil.
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
Having been subjected to a markup; having been marked up.
(British, dialect) Black as coal.
Having an infection.
Of or pertaining to sepsis.
(computing) Containing programming errors.
(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
Of a blue hue.
Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship.
Covered with dust.
made dirty or foul
covered in spots of splashed liquid
that infects or taints
Alternative spelling of dirty minded. [(slang) Tending to think in a sexualized manner.]
covered with a layer of dusty
(N)
the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan.
smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination
covered patchily; often used in combination
(slang) Very drunk.
soiled from travel
Made unclean or impure.
(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
Causing horror or dread.
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Exceedingly bad; awful.
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
Causing pollution; having a tendency to pollute.
Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
(colloquial) Of low quality.
Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
(colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
Not smooth; uneven.
Tasting of acidity.
A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.
Not sanitary; unhealthy; dirty.