Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To make (something) dirty. · To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor. · To debase by distorting the real nature of (something). · To become soiled; to soil or defecate on.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. · That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting. · Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually. · Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
In a dirty manner.
Anything that is dirty.
From Middle English dirti, alteration of earlier dritti, equivalent to dirt + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German drēterich (“dirty”). See also drite.
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