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dirtiness|ˈdɜːtɪnɪs|
[f. dirty a. + -ness.]
1. a. The quality or state of being dirty; foulness, filthiness.
1561Stow Eng. Chron. Romans, an. 386 (R.) Paris, which..was called Lutecia, because of the mudde and dirtinesse of the place wherein it standeth. 1617Markham Caval. v. 17 There will come much filth and durtinesse from the horse. 1776Adam Smith W.N. i. x. (1869) I. 105 The wages of labour vary with..the cleanliness or dirtiness..of the employment. 1885Law Times 30 May 74/2 To throw up a contract..on the..ground of the dirtiness of the house.
b. The quality or state of an atomic or nuclear weapon having considerable radioactive fall-out. (Cf. dirty a. 1 g.) colloq.
1956Life 29 Oct. 44/2 To have any meaning, the ban would not be limited to the size of bombs..but to the amount of radioactivity they would be allowed to generate—their ‘dirtiness’. 1961Guardian 25 Oct. 2/5 Asked if the explosion..was of a ‘dirty’ bomb, he replied..‘The question of ‘dirtiness’ does not bear a direct relation to yield.’ 1961Daily Tel. 31 Oct. 22/5 Fall-out from last week's test is expected to reach Britain tomorrow. It may give an indication of the ‘dirtiness’ or otherwise of Russia's latest hydrogen weapons.
2. Uncleanness of language; sordidness of action.
1649Fuller Just Man's Fun. 22 Let not the dimness of our eyes be esteemed the durtiness of his actions. a1677Barrow Serm. Wks. 1716 I. 137 Degenerate wantonness and dirtiness of speech. 1742H. Walpole Lett. H. Mann (1834) I. 106 You know I am above such dirtiness. 1856F. E. Paget Owlet Owlst. 74 The darkness and the dirtiness of the money-loving mind. |
