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filthy
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Filthy
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filth·y
/
ˈfɪl
θi
/
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[
fil
-thee
]
Show IPA
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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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
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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Example sentences
She held one up to the light, squinted at a
filthy
smudge-and was astonished to
see ghostly faces staring back at her.
Before long you'll be accomplishing
filthy
tricks that you once concluded were
inconceivable.
It could also make clean firms a lot of
filthy
cash.
But then again, the oil industry is quite powerful and politicians feed freely
at their trough of
filthy
money.
Wonder if he will do the right for once in his
filthy
life by disclosing his share of the spoils was and where it is stashed away.
Burning natural gas may be cleaner than burning coal, but the back-story to getting it is
filthy
.
Afterward, the melting snow was
filthy
with a dust made of brittle bits of elm leaf.
Here's how other waterways have fared since their
filthy
conditions were plunged into the spotlight.
Bruises covered her body, her hair was
filthy
and matted, and her eyes were dead.
In the winter you can watch the snow get
filthy
with soot after only a few days.
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