dirty

adjective [-er/-est only] (UNFAIR)

/ˈdɜr·t̬i/

Definition

› unfair or dishonest: That was a dirty trick – telling me you were out of town when you were right here all the time! › Dirty is also used to emphasize how strongly you feel that something is wrong or bad: That’s a dirty lie!

(Definition of dirty adjective (UNFAIR) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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