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Dirty

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Augean 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single d…

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Augean 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single d…

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Awful 84% connected

Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Awful 84% connected

Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Bawdy 84% connected

Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.

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Bawdy 84% connected

Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.

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Bedraggled 84% connected

of Bedraggle

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Bedraggled 84% connected

of Bedraggle

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Befouled 84% connected

of Befoul

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Befouled 84% connected

of Befoul

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Begrimed 84% connected

of Begrime

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Begrimed 84% connected

of Begrime

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Black 84% connected

Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…

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Black 84% connected

Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…

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Blasphemous 84% connected

Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a b…

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Blasphemous 84% connected

Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a b…

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Blue 84% connected

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.

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Blue 84% connected

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.

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Buggy 84% connected

Infested or abounding with bugs.

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Buggy 84% connected

Infested or abounding with bugs.

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Cobwebby 84% connected

Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

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Cobwebby 84% connected

Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Dingy 84% connected

Alt. of Dinghy

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Dingy 84% connected

Alt. of Dinghy

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Draggled 84% connected

of Draggle

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Draggled 84% connected

of Draggle

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Feculent 84% connected

Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid.

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Feculent 84% connected

Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid.

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Filthy 84% connected

Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.

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Filthy 84% connected

Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.

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Flyblown 84% connected

Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.

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Flyblown 84% connected

Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.

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Foul 84% connected

A bird.

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Foul 84% connected

A bird.

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Foul-mouthed 84% connected

Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive.

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Foul-mouthed 84% connected

Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive.

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Foul-spoken 84% connected

Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language.

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Foul-spoken 84% connected

Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language.

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Fouled 84% connected

of Foul

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Fouled 84% connected

of Foul

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Greasy 84% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Greasy 84% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Grimy 84% connected

Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.

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Grimy 84% connected

Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.

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Grubby 84% connected

Dirty; unclean.

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Grubby 84% connected

Dirty; unclean.

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Hostile 84% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Hostile 84% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Illegal 84% connected

Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act;…

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Illegal 84% connected

Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act;…

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Illegible 84% connected

Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.

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Illegible 84% connected

Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.

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Impure 84% connected

Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterat…

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Impure 84% connected

Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterat…

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Infected 84% connected

of Infect

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Infected 84% connected

of Infect

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Lewd 84% connected

Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.

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Lewd 84% connected

Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.

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Lousy 84% connected

Infested with lice.

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Lousy 84% connected

Infested with lice.

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Maculate 84% connected

To spot; to stain; to blur.

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Maculate 84% connected

To spot; to stain; to blur.

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Mucky 84% connected

Filthy with muck; miry; as, a mucky road.

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Mucky 84% connected

Filthy with muck; miry; as, a mucky road.

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Muddy 84% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

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Muddy 84% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

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Nasty 84% connected

Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

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Nasty 84% connected

Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

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Obscene 84% connected

Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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Obscene 84% connected

Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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Oily 84% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Oily 84% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Profane 84% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

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Profane 84% connected

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, rel…

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Ribald 84% connected

A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.

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Ribald 84% connected

A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.

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Salacious 84% connected

Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous.

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Salacious 84% connected

Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous.

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Scabrous 84% connected

Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.

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Scabrous 84% connected

Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.

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Scummy 84% connected

Covered with scum; of the nature of scum.

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Scummy 84% connected

Covered with scum; of the nature of scum.

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Septic 84% connected

Of the seventh degree or order.

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Septic 84% connected

Of the seventh degree or order.

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Smutty 84% connected

Soiled with smut; smutted.

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Smutty 84% connected

Soiled with smut; smutted.

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Snotty 84% connected

Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.

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Snotty 84% connected

Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.

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Sooty 84% connected

Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.

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Sooty 84% connected

Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.

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Sordid 84% connected

Filthy; foul; dirty.

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Sordid 84% connected

Filthy; foul; dirty.

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Squalid 84% connected

Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.

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Squalid 84% connected

Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.

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Stormy 84% connected

Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy…

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Stormy 84% connected

Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy…

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Unfair 84% connected

To deprive of fairness or beauty.

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Unfair 84% connected

To deprive of fairness or beauty.

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Unjust 84% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unjust 84% connected

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

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Unwashed 84% connected

Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.

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Unwashed 84% connected

Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.

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Broader term 3

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Manner of action 13

Blemish 76% connected

To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.

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Contaminate 76% connected

To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile.

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Crock 76% connected

The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from c…

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Foul 76% connected

A bird.

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Mire 76% connected

An ant.

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Muck 76% connected

abbreviation of Amuck.

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Mud 76% connected

Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.

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Muddy 76% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

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Pollute 76% connected

To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.

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Slime 76% connected

Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.

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Smear 76% connected

To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil.

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Splash 76% connected

To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.

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Spot 76% connected

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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Derivationally related 6

Dinginess 74% connected

Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.

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Dinginess 74% connected

Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.

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Dirt 74% connected

Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of di…

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Dirt 74% connected

Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of di…

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Dirtiness 74% connected

The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

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Dirtiness 74% connected

The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

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Attribute 2

Cleanness 66% connected

The state or quality of being clean.

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Cleanness 66% connected

The state or quality of being clean.

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See also 4

Indecent 66% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

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Indecent 66% connected

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

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Untidy 66% connected

Unseasonable; untimely.

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Untidy 66% connected

Unseasonable; untimely.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 18

Begrime 92% connected

To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bemire 92% connected

To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cheating 92% connected

of Cheat

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Colly 92% connected

The black grime or soot of coal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Contaminating 92% connected

of Contaminate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dingy 92% connected

Alt. of Dinghy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Filthy 92% connected

Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Foul 92% connected

A bird.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Grime 92% connected

Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lousy 92% connected

Infested with lice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Muddied 92% connected

of Muddy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Muddy 92% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pestiferous 92% connected

Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagious; as, pestiferous bodies.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shoddy 92% connected

A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Soil 92% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Soiled 92% connected

of Soil

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sordid 92% connected

Filthy; foul; dirty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unclean 92% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Clean 94% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Clean 94% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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