Dirty
Dirty adjective - Not clean.
Usage example: after working in the factory all day, his clothes are very dirty
Neat
Neat adjective - Being clean and in good order.
Usage example: keep the kitchen neat so the cook doesn't have to work around piles of dirty dishes
Both words in one sentence
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In "Reset", she explains that because everything in her game is so dirty and broken, she feels compelled to keep the console as neat and perfect as possible.
Source: Neat Freak - College Humor: In "The Six Monster You'll Have As Roommates", the "Robot" is such because he's a rigid neat freak who suffers a technical malfunction as soon as one dirty sock soils the floor.
Source: Neat Freak - Gurgles appears to be more of a germophobe than an actual Neat Freak, but when they're deliberately making their tank dirty, he's the most distressed by it.
Source: Neat Freak
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