Bedirty

/bɪˈdɜrti/ verb or adjective

Definition

To make or become very dirty; covered with dirt.

Etymology

From 'be-' + 'dirty' (from Old Norse 'drit'). This can function as a verb (bedirty something) or an adjective describing something thoroughly soiled.

Kelly Says

English speakers in earlier centuries loved converting adjectives to verbs with 'be-'—you could 'bedim,' 'bedirty,' 'besmirch,' or 'besmutch' almost anything! Modern English has largely abandoned this pattern, making these words sound charmingly archaic.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምጥ
am-t
ARالعربية
ملوث
malooth
BNবাংলা
গাঢ়
ga-ar
CACatalà
brut
broo
CSČeština
špinavý
shpee-nav-ee
DADansk
snav
snav
DEDeutsch
schmutzig
shmut-zig
ELΕλληνικά
βρώμικο
vroo-mee-koh
ESEspañol
sucio
soo-thee-oh
FAفارسی
غیر تمیز
gheyr-tee-meez
FISuomi
likai
li-kai
FRFrançais
sale
sah-luh
GUGU
ગંદુ
gan-doo
HAHA
kwan
kwan
HEעברית
מלוכלך
me-lo-ke-lach
HIहिन्दी
गंदा
gan-da
HUMagyar
piszkos
peesk-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
kotor
ko-tor
IGIG
ọjọ
oh-joh
ITItaliano
sporco
spor-koh
JA日本語
汚れた
kegare-ta
KKKK
көңіл
koeng-il
KMKM
មាន
mahn
KO한국어
더러운
deo-reu-un
MRMR
अशुद्ध
a-shuddh
MSBahasa Melayu
kotor
ko-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
vuil
vui-l
NONorsk
stiv
steev
PAPA
ਗੰਦਾ
gan-da
PLPolski
brudny
brood-nee
PTPortuguês
sujo
soo-joh
RORomână
murdar
moo-r-dar
RUРусский
грязный
gryaznyy
SVSvenska
smuts
smoo-ts
SWKiswahili
chafu
cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தமில்லாத
soo-ththa-mil-la-atha
TEతెలుగు
నరిగిన
na-ri-gi-na
THไทย
สกปรก
song-prahk
TLTL
marumi
ma-roo-mee
TRTürkçe
kirli
kir-lee
UKУкраїнська
брудний
brood-nee
URاردو
گندگی
gan-dee-ghi
VITiếng Việt
bẩn
bahn
YOYO
ìgbà
ee-gba
ZH中文
脏的
zāng de
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo

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