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filthiness
filth·y
/
ˈfɪl
θi
/
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[
fil
-thee
]
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adjective,
filth·i·er,
filth·i·est,
adverb,
verb,
filth·ied,
filth·y·ing.
adjective
1.
foul with, characterized by, or having the
nature
of
filth
; disgustingly or completely dirty.
2.
vile; vulgar; obscene:
filthy
language
.
3.
contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable:
to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.
4.
(of money) abundantly supplied (often followed by
with
):
They're filthy with money.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make filthy; foul.
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Idioms
6.
filthy rich,
outrageously wealthy; very rich.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
filth
,
-y
1
Related forms
filth·i·ly,
adverb
filth·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
See
dirty
.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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World English Dictionary
filthy
(ˈfɪlθɪ)
—
adj
,
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
chiefly
(
Brit
) extremely unpleasant:
filthy weather
—
adv
4.
extremely; disgustingly:
filthy rich
'filthily
—
adv
'filthiness
—
n
filthy
(ˈfɪlθɪ)
—
adj
,
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
chiefly
(
Brit
) extremely unpleasant:
filthy weather
—
adv
4.
extremely; disgustingly:
filthy rich
'filthily
—
adv
'filthiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
filthy
late 12c., fulthe, corrupt, sinful, from
filth
+
-y
(2). Meaning physically unclean is from late 14c. Related: Filthiness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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