Dirty and Wrong

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Dirty adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.

Usage example: accused the other campaign of playing dirty tricks

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Wrong and dirty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead the word "Dirty" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Wrong adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: was caught doing something wrong

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Dirty and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dirty" instead the word "Wrong" as an adjective or a verb.

Apparently to him there's nothing wrong of taking bribes from criminals but going undercover to catch dirty cops is.

Source: Moral Myopia
Though that last one probably wasn't meant to be dirty, it no doubt caused a few chuckles for the wrong reasons.

Source: Series / Hang Time
His prediction turns out to be completely wrong but Yuuhi still considers him a Dirty Old Man anyways, if more affectionately.

Source: Dirty Old Man

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