Dictionary entry

Dirty (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dirt″y, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dirtied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dirtying.] 1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.

2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; — said of reputation, character, etc.