Flirty vs Dirty - What's the difference?
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Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
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Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
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That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
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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.
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To make (something) dirty.
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
To become soiled.
As adjectives the difference between flirty and dirty
is that flirty is flirting, or seeming to flirt while dirty is unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.As an adverb dirty is
in a dirty manner.As a verb dirty is
to make (something) dirty.flirty
English
Adjective
(er)- This was one flirty dress. Way too sultry for a first date, especially with someone she might have no real interest in.
Synonyms
* flirtatiousDerived terms
* flirtily * flirtinessdirty
English
Adjective
(er)The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
- 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.