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soiled

[ UK /sˈɔ‍ɪld/ ]
[ US /ˈsɔɪɫd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
    mining is a dirty job
    dirty unswept sidewalks
    wore an unclean shirt
    dirty slums
    Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
    put his dirty feet on the clean sheet
    piles of dirty dishes
    a child in dirty overalls

How To Use soiled In A Sentence

  • In September, return visitors to an Edinburgh guesthouse said it was time to ‘rethink the three-star rating’, complaining that the linens were ‘soiled’ and the carpet was littered with ‘crumbs and dustballs’.
  • My hair was matted and wild -- my limbs soiled with salt ooze; while at sea, I had thrown off those of my garments that encumbered me, and the rain drenched the thin summer-clothing I had retained -- my feet were bare, and the stunted reeds and broken shells made them bleed -- the while, I hurried to and fro, now looking earnestly on some distant rock which, islanded in the sands, bore for a moment a deceptive appearance -- now with flashing eyes reproaching the murderous ocean for its unutterable cruelty. III.9
  • We live in a world soiled by the grossness and wickedness and filth of sin.
  • He was standing in the doorway, wearing a frown and a soiled T-shirt, his large belly protruding over his pants, held up by a pair of suspenders.
  • The teenager won't put her soiled clothing in the laundry basket as requested; they don't get washed.
  • From her eyes poured two black rivers, down her face, across her red lips and onto her thin soiled shirt. Une pantoufle - French Word-A-Day
  • These soiled robes have been cleansed to spotlessness. The Sins of Brother Curtis
  • Thoroughly disinfect and deodorize the soiled area.
  • For her sake I hope they were relatively unsoiled - the owner may not have necessarily thrown them out of appreciation.
  • Clean out any soiled bedding when you see it and add fresh material to keep the bottom of the nest box well padded.
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