Kilo Lingo

dirty

/ˈdɜːti/

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Translation

Not clean; covered in mud, dust, or marks.

Word origin

From Middle English drit, meaning dirt, so covered in dirt.

Origin
Middle English
Root
drit

Examples

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"Dirty" tells us his hands were not clean.

Please .

Here "dirty" describes plates that need cleaning.

marks .

Here "dirty" describes marks made of dirt.

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This word is part of lesson 13.