soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"[syn: dirty ][ant: clean ]

adjective

black , filthy , grimy , grubby , smutty , unclean , uncleanly , blemished , dirty , faded , foul , stained , sullied , taint