dirtied
past simple and past participle ofdirty
dirty
verb[T]
uk/ˈdɜː.ti/us/ˈdɝː.t̬i/to make something dirty:
Don'tsiton thefloor- you might dirtyyourdress.
Making things dirty & untidy
- blacken
- blot
- clutter
- contaminate
- defile
- dirty
- disarrange
- mark
- mess
- mix
- mixsomeone/somethingup
- muddle
- muddlesomethingup
- muss
- pollute
- polluter
- recontaminate
- soil
- stain
- tarnish
Idiom
dirty your hands
Examplesofdirtied
dirtied
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
His hands were neverdirtied; his brain never taxed; he simply reaped the benefits of other people's labor.
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My initial material for the fundamental sound consists of six pure sinus tones, which then by a surprisingly simple procedure are 'dirtied', namely 'metallised'.
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Although we may not want cropsdirtiedby birds, we certainly do not want crops which will cause cancer in animals and human beings.
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The only thing that has everdirtiedtheir hands is their own economic policy.
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The cells are cleaned regularly but are promptlydirtiedagain.
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He got his ticketdirtiedbecause he, being a soldier while on leave and out of uniform, engaged in political activity.
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If the articles which are dealt with in that trade aredirtiedby dust they go into a lower category and fetch a smaller price.
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I recollect one case of a naval commander who refused to let an aircraft take off from a catapult because it would havedirtiedthe quarter deck.
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They havedirtiedour land for too long.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While outside, adirtied, grubby man appears, roaming around and looking menacingly into the windows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In contrast, pre-copy can transfer the same page multiple times if the page isdirtiedrepeatedly at the source during migration.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When introduced they were painted an all-over silver livery which unfortunatelydirtiedquickly and was not a good advert for dieselisation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Montag and the group are injured anddirtied, but manage to survive the shock wave.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The resulting dishes can be prepared with greater convenience as no pots or pans aredirtiedin the process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He'sdirtiedby the fact that he doesn't spend much time thinking about the moral consequences.
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- resource-management
- resource manager
- resource pool
- resource productivity
- resource-productivity
- resource-rich country
- resource scarcity
- resourcing
- resow
- respect
- respectability
- respectable
- respectable citizen
- respectable position
- respectably
- respected
- respected authority
- respected citizen
- respected figure
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