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travel-soiled

travel-soiled

7.4
Dirty after a trip
  • adjective
: sucio por viajar
  • His travel-soiled jacket showed he had been on the road for days.

Examples

  • Old, travel-soiled maps fell from his backpack onto the table.

  • She changed out of her travel-soiled clothes as soon as she arrived.

  • Her travel-soiled clothes needed a good wash.

  • The travel-soiled suitcase was covered in dirt.

  • After a long journey, my shoes were completely travel-soiled from the dusty roads.

  • The travel-soiled suitcase had stains from the various locations we visited.

  • His clothes looked travel-soiled after the flight due to the spilled drink.

Synonyms

dirty
vstravel-soiled
525 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

refers specifically to dirt or stains caused by travel
bedraggled
vstravel-soiled
4 7.0

Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud

describes dirt from travel rather than wetness or general neglect
soiled
vstravel-soiled
1 2.5

Not clean because it has mud or grease on it

is about dirt or marks specifically acquired during travel
travel-stained
vstravel-soiled
1 6.4

Dirty or marked from traveling

has identical meaning but uses a different phrasing for the same idea
stained
vstravel-soiled
1 2.6

Marked or colored by something that is hard to remove

refers to travel caused dirt rather than mainly stubborn discoloration
fouled
vstravel-soiled
4.1

Dirty and polluted with waste or unwanted material

describes ordinary travel dirt rather than serious pollution or contamination

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

How Dirty

filthy
183 1.5
stained
1 2.6
travel-soiled
7.4
dusty
100 1.0
clean
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

travel-soiled positive

Morphology

travel-soiled = travel + soiled (transparent) = travel + soil + ed

Formed by a clear compound of 'travel' + 'soiled' (soiled = soil + -ed), so the meaning 'dirty as a result of travel' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Travel-soiled comes from joining travel ('journey') and soiled ('dirty' or 'stained'), so it gives a clear picture of things made dirty by a trip. That's why travel-soiled means clothes or items that are dirty as a result of travel.