Dirty and Stained

Dirty

Dirty adjective - Not clean.
Usage example: after working in the factory all day, his clothes are very dirty

Stained is a synonym for dirty in soiled topic. In some cases you can use "Stained" instead an adjective "Dirty", when it comes to topics like dingy.

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Stained

Stained adjective - Not clean.
Usage example: always seen wearing stained clothes, which he apparently hoped would mark him as an antibourgeois bohemian

Dirty is a synonym for stained in property topic. You can use "Dirty" instead the word "Stained" as an adjective or a verb, if it concerns topics such as soiled, dingy.

Nearby Words: stain, staining

Both words in one sentence

  • Badass Cape This is even more cool because they are enchanted so that they never become stained or dirty, including the mention that blood splattered on the cloaks during combat just flows off the fabric.
    Source: Badass Cape
  • Beauty Is Never Tarnished Every single one of Hayao Miyazaki's heroines, except for the one point (if it occurs) in each movie where they get a little bit dirty or stained on purpose to show they're not afraid to do it, e.g.
  • Badass Longcoat Notably, he wears the old one during later investigations so that his new one doesn't get stained and dirty.
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