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dirtied

  • past participle
    of dirty.
    dirty
    adjective
    soiled with dirt; foul; unclean.
  • past tense form
    of dirty.
    dirty
    adjective
    soiled with dirt; foul; unclean.

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She posed dirtied, disheveled and apparently desperate in front of a spotless stoop — then hit post on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

"It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up," the billionaire, 85, wrote on Instagram after she deleted a photo of herself in ripped jeans, a torn sweater and a dirtied face.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

It was all there: The windswept bangs, the naturalistic lighting highlighting perfect cheekbones, the flowing, unstructured dresses and dirtied booties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I had not dirtied anything requiring an overnight soak.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

As a result, Jackal became too fat to run after Hare as he went to the water and drank half of what was there and dirtied the rest.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith