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adjective

as in blackened
not clean tired and bemired after a day spent working outdoors

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bemired

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verb

past tense of bemire
as in stained
to make dirty I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud

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  1. blackened
  2. stained
  3. filthy
  4. dirtied
  5. dusty
  6. muddy
  7. dirty
  8. black
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of blackened
Verb
  • Incomplete, broken, and damaged or stained items and clothing should be thrown out.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On the floor were six cots and a couple of mattresses, stained and foul-smelling.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stained
Adjective
  • The game starts with a flashback 30 years ago to a feral, filthy Wolverine who’s living alone in the wilderness.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Few things at airports irritate customers like filthy toilets or water on the restroom floor.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Verb
  • When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
Definition of dirtied
Adjective
  • Say goodbye to dusty interiors and read on for our top picks for the best cordless stick vacuums, spin mops, and two-in-one vac-and-mop robot vacs.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Even as dusty plasma at small scales organizes itself in two dimensions, the researchers plan to carry to out 3D simulations in the future.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusty
Adjective
  • The finish should be clean, not muddy, metallic, or aggressively fishy.
    — Felipe Riccio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Drone footage shared by the city showed houses, vehicles and roads submerged in muddy floodwater.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of muddy
Adjective
  • By the time her wedding day arrived on Saturday, all that was left for Jordyn to do was take it all in—and get her dress dirty at some point along the way.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Recently, my dad discovered these non-slip couch covers that protect the upholstery on their couches from dirty paws.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • Deb owned a black Labrador retriever named Five Star General Patton.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Police described the individual as a black male with a thin build, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and between the ages of 16 and 20.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of black
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“Bemired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemired. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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