Difference between Contaminated and Dirty

What is the difference between Contaminated and Dirty?

Contaminated as a verb is to make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. while Dirty as a verb is to make (something) dirty.

Contaminated

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: adulterated; impure

Example sentence: Santa Clara County has 23 active Superfund sites, more than any other county in the United States. All of them were designated as such in the mid to late 1980s, and most were contaminated by toxic chemicals involved in making computer parts. Completely cleaning up these chemicals may be impossible.

Dirty

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (something) dirty.To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).To become soiled.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a dirty manner.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.Corrupt, illegal, or improper.Out of tune.Of color, discolored by impurities.Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.Carrying illegal drugs.

Example sentence: Civility, politeness, it's like a cement in a society: binds it together. And when we lose it, then I think we all feel lesser and slightly dirty because of it.

We hope you now know whether to use Contaminated or Dirty in your sentence.

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