dirty

• 'Oh, I suppose he is some protege of the captain's,' ;c. ;c. At last one, more kindly disposed than the rest, addressed me: 'Sorry there is no more room in here, youngster;' and calling a dirty-looking fellow, also in his shirtsleeves, said, 'Steward, give this young gentleman some tea and bread and butter, and get him a hammock to sleep in.' —  Sketches From My Life
• An aged, dirty, and extremely valuable Chinese paper covered the walls—one of those heirlooms supremely uncomfortable to live with but too costly to discard. —  She Came Back - Patricia Wentworth - aka The Traveller Returns - Miss Silver 09 - 1945
• The streets are inexpressibly dirty, the number of schools inadequate, sanitary legislation unenforced, the street lighting bad, the paving miserable and altogether lacking in the alleys and smaller streets, and the stables foul beyond description. —  20 Years At Hull House
• “There goes our dirty washing,” Mark said, and then looked uncomfortable. —  Scales of Justice - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 18
• She looked tired and dirty, and her knuckles were barked and bleeding. —  Alpha Centauri Or Die - Leigh Brackett

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