The difference between Dirty and Pure

When used as adverbs, dirty means in a dirty manner, whereas pure means to a great extent or degree.

When used as verbs, dirty means to make (something) dirty, whereas pure means to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.

When used as adjectives, dirty means unclean, whereas pure means free of flaws or imperfections.

Pure is also noun with the meaning: feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century england for use in the tanning of leather.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dirty and Pure

  1. Dirty as an adjective:

    Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

    Examples:

    "Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."

  2. Dirty as an adjective:

    That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

    Examples:

    "Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."

  3. Dirty as an adjective:

    Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

    Examples:

    "At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."

  4. Dirty as an adjective:

    Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

    Examples:

    "He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."

  5. Dirty as an adjective:

    Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

    Examples:

    "I won't accept your dirty money!"

  6. Dirty as an adjective:

    Out of tune.

    Examples:

    "You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."

  7. Dirty as an adjective:

    Of color, discolored by impurities.

    Examples:

    "The old flag was a dirty white."

  8. Dirty as an adjective (computing):

    Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

    Examples:

    "Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first."

  9. Dirty as an adjective (slang):

    Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

    Examples:

    "None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."

  10. Dirty as an adjective (informal):

    Examples:

    "He lives in a dirty great mansion."

  11. Dirty as an adjective:

    Sleety; gusty; stormy.

    Examples:

    "'dirty weather"

  1. Dirty as an adverb:

    In a dirty manner.

    Examples:

    "to play dirty'"

  1. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) dirty.

  2. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

  3. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

  4. Dirty as a verb (intransitive):

    To become soiled.

  1. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.

  2. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of foreign material or pollutants.

  3. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.

  4. Pure as an adjective (of a branch of science):

    Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

  5. Pure as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.

  6. Pure as an adjective (of sound):

    Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.

  1. Pure as an adverb (Liverpool):

    to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

    Examples:

    "You’re pure busy."

  1. Pure as a noun (obsolete, colloquial, euphemistic, sometimes, [[pluralize]]d):

    Feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century England for use in the tanning of leather.

  1. Pure as a verb (golf):

    to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately

    Examples:

    "Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway."

  1. Pure as a noun:

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