dirtier
Less clean now
Dirtier is the comparative form of dirty—more soiled, more unclean.
Physically, one shirt may be dirtier than another.
Figuratively, dirtier applies to increasingly underhanded tactics The campaign got dirtier as election day approached or to sexual content Each joke was dirtier than the last.
Thoroughly unclean
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
- muddierMore clouded with sediment
- grubbySoiled and unkempt
- muckyCovered in sludge
squalid · smudged · stained · dustier · smeared · dingy · soiled · spotted
More sexually crude
- lewderMore sexually suggestive
- smuttierMore sexually explicit
- cruderMore unrefined or vulgar
- filthierMore covered in grime
coarser · vulgar · indecent · explicit · profane · bawdier · risqué · off-color
Made impure by contaminants
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- impureNot wholly clean
- foulOffensive or illegal
toxic · hazardous · infected · septic · unsterile · germy · unhygienic · fetid
More questionable or sheltered
- sleazierMore disreputable
- crookederComparative of bent
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- unethicalViolating moral standards
dishonest · bribery · graft · scandal · deceitful · manipulative · exploitative · fraudulent
filthy
Thoroughly unclean
mucky · squalid · smudged · stained · dustier · smeared · dingy · soiled · spotted · besmirched
raunchier
More sexually crude
filthier · coarser · vulgar · indecent · explicit · profane · bawdier · risqué · off-color · blue
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- impureNot wholly clean
foul · toxic · hazardous · infected · septic · unsterile · germy · unhygienic · fetid · putrid
shadier
More questionable or sheltered
- sleazierMore disreputable
- crookederComparative of bent
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
unethical · dishonest · bribery · graft · scandal · deceitful · manipulative · exploitative · fraudulent · slimier
sandier
Containing more gite
rougher · abrasive · granular · pebbly · gravelly · textured · dustier · sooty · chalky · powdery
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor