Dirty vs Degrade - What's the difference?

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Dirty is a related term of degrade.

As verbs the difference between dirty and degrade

is that dirty is to make (something) dirty while degrade is .

As an adjective dirty

is unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

As an adverb dirty

is in a dirty manner.

dirty

English

Adjective

(er)

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

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Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

Out of tune.

Of color, discolored by impurities.

(computing) Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.

(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

Sleety; gusty; stormy.

* M. Arnold

Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.

* (Douglas Adams),

Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.

Synonyms

* (covered with or containing dirt) filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also * (violating accepted standards or rules) cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike * (obtained illegally or by improper means) ill-gotten * (considered morally corrupt) base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile * (considered obscene or indecent) indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious * dingy, dullish, muddied, muddy

Antonyms

* (covered with or containing dirt) clean * (violating accepted standards or rules) sportsmanlike * bright, pure

Derived terms

* dirtiness * dirty bomb * dirty code * dirty dance * dirty dancing * dirty girl * dirty grease * Dirty Harry * dirty joke * dirty laundry * dirty look * dirty magazine * dirty mouth * dirty old man * dirty rice * dirty Sanchez * dirty talk * dirty weather * dirty word * dirty work * dirty wound * do someone dirty * filthy dirty * quick-and-dirty * quick and dirty

Adverb

(en adverb)

In a dirty manner.

Synonyms

* (in a dirty manner) deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly

Derived terms

* talk dirty

Verb

(en-verb)

To make (something) dirty.

To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

To become soiled.

Synonyms

* (to make dirty) soil, taint; see also * (to stain or tarnish with dishonor) sully

degrade

English

Verb

(degrad)

To lower in value or social position.

Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.

* Palfrey

Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.

To reduce in quality or purity.

The DNA sample has degraded .

(geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

Derived terms

* degradation