Dirty and Mean

Dirty

Dirty adjective - Not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport.
Usage example: the school is known for the dirty football it plays

Mean is a synonym for dirty in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Dirty", when it comes to topics like low, obscene, despicable, nasty.

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Mean

Mean adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.
Usage example: a mean trick to play on a trusting person

Dirty is a synonym for mean in behaviour topic. Sometimes you can use "Dirty" instead an adjective "Mean", if it concerns topics such as low, hostile.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Common collocations

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Both words in one sentence

  • Nurse Bendy: We all need people who aren't mean to me, or that act like they only care about doing... dirty, awful things to you.
  • Dirty Old Man The Beatles's Mean Mister Mustard from Abbey Road, who yells obscene things at the Queen and is described in the lyrics as "a dirty old man".
    Source: Dirty Old Man
  • Tabletop Game / Pathfinder Doesn't mean they don't fight dirty-these guys are next-door neighbors to devils.
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