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   Filth·y

   /ˈfilTHē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. disgustingly dirty: "a filthy hospital with no sanitation" Similar dirtymuckygrimymuddymurkyslimyuncleanfoulsqualidsordidshabbysleazynastysoiledsulliedscummypollutedcontaminatedunhygienicunsanitaryrottendefileddecayingputridputrefiedsmellyfetidfecalinformal:cruddygrungyyuckygrottyboggingliterary:befouledbesmirchedbegrimedrare:feculentunwasheduncleandirtygrimydirt-encrustedsmearedsmearygrubbymuddymuckyblackblackenedbegrimedstainedunkemptOpposite cleancleanscrubbed
   • ▪ obscene and offensive: "filthy language" Similar obsceneindecentdirtysmuttyrudeimpropercorruptcoarsebawdyunrefinedindelicatevulgarlewdracyrawoff colorearthyribaldrisquélicentiousviledepravedfoulimpureoffensiveprurientsalaciouspornographicexplicitfoul-mouthedinformal:blueraunchynear the knuckle/bonenudge-nudgepornpornoX-ratedeuphemistic:adultOpposite cleanpolite
   • ▪ (of weather) very unpleasant: "it looked like a filthy night"
   • ▪ (of a mood) bad-tempered and aggressive: "he arrived at the meeting half an hour late in a filthy temper" Similar badfoulunpleasantbad-temperedill-temperedirritablegrumpygrouchycantankerouscurmudgeonlyaggressivecrossfractiouspeevishshort-temperedhot-temperedquick-temperedinformal:snappishsnappychippyon a short fuseshort-fusedshirtystroppynarkyrattycrankyornerypeckishsoreheadedinformal, dated:waxymiffyOpposite good
   • ▪ used to express one's anger and disgust: "you filthy beast" Similar despicablecontemptiblenastylowbasemeanviledisgustingunpleasantobnoxiouswretchedshabbysordidinformal:dirtydirty rottenlowdownno-goodbeastlylousy

   adverb

   • 1. to an extreme and often disgusting extent: informal "he has become filthy rich"

   Derivatives

   • 1. filthily adverb
   • 2. filthiness noun

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   4 days ago · adjective Word forms: filthier, filthiest. 1. characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene. 2. offensive or vicious. that was a filthy trick to play. 3. informal, mainly British. extremely unpleasant. filthy weather.

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   2 ENTRIES FOUND:

   1 filthy /ˈfɪlθi/ adjective

   filthier; filthiest

   1 filthy

   /ˈfɪlθi/

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   /ˈfɪlθinəs/ noun [noncount]

   •the filthiness of the streets

   informal

   : very

   •He's filthy rich. [=he's extremely rich; he has so much money that his wealth is disgusting or offensive]

   •Her clothes were filthy dirty. [=extremely dirty]

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   filthy; muddy; soiled; grubby; stained; These words all describe someone or something that is not clean. dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc: Put your dirty clothes in the hamper. dusty full of dust; covered with dust: shelves full of dusty books; filthy very dirty and unpleasant: It's absolutely filthy in here.

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    Feb 8, 2024 · filthy (third-person singular simple present filthies, present participle filthying, simple past and past participle filthied) ( transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt. ( transitive) To cover in filth.