Meaning & use

Dirtier

adjective·Everyday

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More covered with dirt, filth, or grime; more unclean than something else, comparative form of "dirty."

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The garage floor was much dirtier than the kitchen.

His boots got dirtier with every step through the muddy field.

A note on using this word

"Dirtier" can also describe something more morally questionable or unfair, as in "a dirtier trick."

Words with a similar meaning

grimierfilthier

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Words with an opposite meaning

cleaner

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