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  • past participle of dirty.
  • past tense form of dirty.

dirtied



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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

The birds have defaced houses in Mombasa by defecating on the walls and roofs, while many people shy away from sitting under tree shades for fear of being dirtied by their droppings.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

“Game of Thrones” dirtied up the high-fantasy genre; “Deadwood” the Western; “Watchmen” the superhero story.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

When the animals came back, they were saddened to see that the water had been so dirtied.

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


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