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- [dur-tee]
- /ˈdɜr ti/
- /ˈdɜːtɪlɪ/
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- [dur-tee]
- /ˈdɜr ti/
Definitions of dirtily word
- adjective dirtily soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry. 1
- adjective dirtily spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke. 1
- adjective dirtily vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: to play a dirty trick on someone. 1
- adjective dirtily obscene; pornographic; lewd: a dirty joke. 1
- adjective dirtily undesirable or unpleasant; thankless: He left the dirty work for me. 1
- adjective dirtily very unfortunate or regrettable: That's a dirty shame! 1
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Origin of dirtily
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; dirt + -y1
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Parts of speech for Dirtily
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dirtily popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
dirtily usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dirtily
adverb dirtily
- dingily — In a dingy manner.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- grubbiness — dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes.
- grimy — covered with grime; dirty: I shook his grimy hand.
- filthiest — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
Antonyms for dirtily
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