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Every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on clean renewable energy and one more dollar spent on making the world a comparatively dirtier and a more dangerous place, because nuclear power and nuclear weapons go hand in hand.
Mark Z. Jacobson

Meaning of "dirtier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRTIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRTIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dirtier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIRTIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dirt

Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions, making them dirty. Common types of dirt include: ▪ soil: a mix of clay, sand, and humus which lies over terrestrial bedrock ▪ dust: a powder of organic or mineral matter ▪ grime: dark, ingrained dust such as soot or ash ▪ filth: foul matter such as excrement...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRTIER

dirt cheap
dirt farmer
dirt floor
dirt road
dirt track
dirt track racing
dirt-cheap
dirt-poor
dirtbag
dirtied
dirties
dirtiest
dirtily
dirtiness
dirty
dirty bomb
dirty dog
dirty linen
dirty look
dirty old man

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRTIER

artier
bustier
Cartier
Charpentier
chocolatier
clartier
courtier
dortier
frontier
Gaultier
Gautier
heartier
partier
Pelletier
prettier
quartier
shirtier
sportier
tier
Whittier

Synonyms and antonyms of dirtier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIRTIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dirtier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dirtier

Translation of «dirtier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRTIER

Find out the translation of dirtier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dirtier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dirtier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más sucio
570 millions of speakers

English

dirtier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أقذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грязнее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais sujo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dirtier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmutziger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

汚れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dirtier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுக்கானவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाणेरडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahlaksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

più sporca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brudniejsze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брудніше
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

murdare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιο βρώμικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuiler
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smutsigare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skitnere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dirtier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRTIER»

The term «dirtier» is regularly used and occupies the 76.246 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRTIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dirtier

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4 QUOTES WITH «DIRTIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dirtier.
1
Herb Caen
Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative.
2
Mark Z. Jacobson
Every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on clean renewable energy and one more dollar spent on making the world a comparatively dirtier and a more dangerous place, because nuclear power and nuclear weapons go hand in hand.
3
Ann Richards
Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.
4
Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRTIER»

Discover the use of dirtier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dirtier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dirtier Than Ever: A Novel
Following the phenomenal success of Essence bestsellers Dirty Red and Still Dirty, Vickie M. Stringer takes readers on another bumpy ride in Dirtier Than Ever with Red, Bacon, and Q—the crazy love-hate triangle who makes the series a ...
Vickie M. Stringer, 2010
2
The Dirty Red Series: Dirty Red, Still Dirty, and Dirtier ...
From the "queen of urban fiction" (Publishers Weekly), Vickie Stringer, come three scorching tales of love, lies, and loss.
Vickie M. Stringer, 2012
3
The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910
Late in 1896 Harlan was deputized to remind Field of this incident. Arousing Field from a state near sleep in the robing room, Harlan gingerly raised the Grier matter . Grasping the import of Harlan's hint, Field heatedly replied, "Yes! And a dirtier ...
James W. Ely, 1995
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Holy Socks and Dirtier Demons
Orphaned after a freak manger explosion, the Messiah and his guardian angel arrive on the doorstep of Jace Miller, a disgruntled former soldier and playboy who reluctantly agrees to protect the Son of God from the forces of evil brewing ...
J. A. Kazimer, 2012
5
The Young Woman's Journal
I have been told that women are dirtier than men. The usual thought is that a woman is cleaner than a man. I do not know how you feel about it, but my findings have been that girls are dirtier than boys. Isn't that a shame? It is a shame, but we ...
6
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Q. I will ask you, as a matter of fact, whether about the month of May, 1863, the streets of tins city were not in a dirtier condition than they had ever been known to be before ? A. No, sir; I think I have seen them dirtier since. Q. Did you ever see ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1865
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Reading Science: Critical and Functional Perspectives on ...
Text 3 is able to be read in two ways: as analytical exposition which persuades the reader that 'Human beings are making the air dirtier and dirtier', and as a report which construes a taxonomy of different types of pollutants. In this way more ...
J.R. Martin, Robert Veel, 2005
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The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the ...
[September 8, 2011] http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/ address-president- joint-session-congress [accessed November 3, 2011]. 4. Fred Lucas. “Obama: Republicans Want 'Dirtier Air, Dirtier Water.' ” CNS News. [ October ...
Hugh Hewitt, 2012
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Proceedings ... January 26, 1865[-March 15, 1865]
Q. I will ask you, as a matter of fact, whether about the month of May, 1863, the streets of this city were not in a dirtier condition than they had ever been known to be before ? A. No, sir; I think I have seen them dirtier since. Q. Did you ever see ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Select Committee to Investigate Various Departments of the Government of the City of New York, 1865
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Beautiful Game Theory: How Soccer Can Help Economics
To do this, we exploit a useful feature of league play: All teams are allocated to all stadiums, until they each play in every other team's home stadium. This feature allows us to tease out the effect of playing against a dirtier rival—that is, one that  ...
Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRTIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dirtier is used in the context of the following news items.
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William Shakespeare Is Possibly A Lot 'Dirtier' Than You Might Have …
He is rather dirtier and more humorous than a lot of contemporary authors. And, hence, people keep coming back to him. As David Crystal, a ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
2
George Osborne says money raised from road taxes will be used to …
... expensive cars have been able to avoid road tax while poorer families driving older and dirtier models are paying hundreds of pounds a year ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Water restrictions in Metro Vancouver limit sidewalk cleaning … - CBC
Drought conditions in Metro Vancouver could mean dirtier sidewalks this summer, littered with chewing gum, mould, mildew and even fungus. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Zachary Levi Dishes on Going Evil for 'Heroes Reborn': This Is …
I just want to make sure the character I'm playing is darker and grittier and dirtier,'" he said. "I want to challenge myself and challenge the ... «Entertainment Tonight, Jul 15»
5
Shameful Blues turn Origin dirty - News.com.au
It got dirtier still as Tamou put in an uppercut for good measure as Lillyman crashed to the turf. He was placed on report and will miss one game ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
6
PG&E Union, San Francisco Duel Over Definition of 'Green' Energy …
He added that it “potentially could legally allow CleanPowerSF to provide dirtier energy than the energy it's replacing” with RECs. «KQED, Jul 15»
7
State of Origin 3 2015 live coverage, scores, highlights, video …
It got dirtier still as Tamou put in an uppercut for good measure as Lillyman crashed to the turf. The Maroons hit back on the scoreboard, scoring ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Kentucky editorial roundup | The State The State
On Monday, LG&E and KU will cut the ribbon on a new natural gas plant in Louisville that will allow decommissioning three older, much dirtier ... «The State, Jul 15»
9
5. After nearly 90 years, Duluth City Hall's walls get a deep clean
Rayala explained that decades of smoking inside the building and dirtier forms of heating, as well as skin oils from people rubbing against the ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Man on a mission to walk all county roads makes dirty discovery …
He documented what he found, and what he found was that the further downstream he went, the dirtier it was. Deede says he found the same ... «DL-Online, Jul 15»

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