filth
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noun
1.
offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
2.
foul condition: to live in filth.
3.
moral impurity, corruption, or obscenity.
4.
vulgar or obscene language or thought.
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| —n | |
| 1. | foul or disgusting dirt; refuse |
| 2. | extreme physical or moral uncleanliness; pollution |
| 3. | vulgarity or obscenity, as in language |
| 4. | derogatory, slang the filth the police |
| [Old English fӯlth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fūlitha; see | |
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Word Origin & History
filth
O.E. fylð, from P.Gmc. *fulitho, noun derivative of *fulo- "foul" (see foul). A classic case of i-mutation. Moral sense of "obscene" is first recorded 1530s.
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Example sentences
And you power powers behind what filth deals consummated in what lavatory to take what is not yours.
The flagstones are sticky with filth, and the red double-decker racetrack mere inches away.
The end use product is contained in a trap that, when placed on the support mechanism, attracts and traps filth flies.
It's about the filth it promotes as if it's acceptable behavior.
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