Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DIRT'Y, a. [durt'y.]

1. Foul; nasty; filthy; not clean; as, dirty hands.
2. Not clean; not pure; turbid; as, dirty water.
3. Cloudy; dark; dusky; as, a dirty white.
4. Mean; base; low; despicable; groveling; as, a dirty fellow; a dirty employment.